Missouri Tigers College Football Pregame Quote, 12/26/2023

Q. Would you like to play in a game with Marvin Harrison to just kind of put the top receivers out there all on display in the game?

WR LUTHER BURDEN III: I definitely look forward to playing against him because all the hype around his name and all that. I know he’s a good player. I just want to show up and show out.

Q. What would it mean to you, with the Heisman finalist (Marvin Harrison), to get that buzz, to put your name on that race next year?

WR LUTHER BURDEN III: I just got to keep my head down, stay humble, stay working. I feel like it will come to me if it’s supposed to.

Q. Brady [Cook] and coaches and players talked about seeing you grow so much on and off the field, especially becoming more of a leader. Is that something that one day just kind of hit you? Was there something where you just kind of saw yourself taking more of a leadership role?

WR LUTHER BURDEN III: I guess it is kind of just grooming, just being around the guys and feeling comfortable for them to let me lead them. You have to earn the trust and put in the work to show them I can be a good leader for this team.

Q. Back to Kirby [Moore] and his offense, what play design I know you have been in the slot a lot more. Can you take anything else that he has been doing that might be contributing to this giant offensive leap?

WR LUTHER BURDEN III: I feel like he establishes the run real good to get safeties and backs involved, get us open one on one. That’s really what you got to do at this level.

Q. Your impressions of AT&T Stadium? Theo [Wease Jr.] talked about you don’t have to be distracted by the big scorecard. Have you guys gotten used to the stadium in the three days of practicing?

WR LUTHER BURDEN III: My first reaction, the turf feels great. I never felt no turf like this, just feeling the turf, the field for the stadium, it’s true.

Q. Has it been a dream to play in the home of the Dallas Cowboys?

WR LUTHER BURDEN III: I don’t think it hit me being here yet. I don’t think it hit me yet. It will hit me when the game kicks off, seeing people in the stands. Just being here, it’s just crazy. I can’t explain it.

Q. A big NFL stadium like that, you walk in for the first time, but do you kind of expect to be in those stadiums a lot on Sundays in the future?

WR LUTHER BURDEN III: Definitely expect to be in the stadiums on Sundays. I’m looking forward to it.

Q. How excited are you that Ohio State’s defense is going to be full strength? There’s not any opt outs really.

WR LUTHER BURDEN III: I’m super excited. I want the best of the best. I don’t want no excuses.

Q. How excited are you being able to play with [Mookie] Cooper again next season?

WR LUTHER BURDEN III: Just to have him come back, he’s been a great leader for the receiver room and his team. So just to have him, another leader, come back to finish off what we started, what we’re started.