<strong><span class="subhead">Mizzou-Illinois sold out</span></strong></p><p>It&#8217;s official. The only way to get a ticket to Missouri&#8217;s season-opening football game against Illinois in St. Louis is through a ticket broker or a scalper.</p><p>Or, for MU students, a limited number of $15 tickets are available through the Student Season Ticket Combo (with men&#8217;s basketball) program.</p><p>But officially, the game is a sellout. Missouri and Illinois have each exhausted their allotment of direct-sale tickets for the game on Aug. 30 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis.</p><p>The game, set to kick off at 7:30 p.m., will be televised on ESPN.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Hoax angers Sooners</span></strong></p><p>Sue him, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said.</p><p>Jail him, said Sooner safety Nic Harris.</p><p>Texas coach Mack Brown shared their outrage.</p><p>What had their dander up? An internet hoax two weeks ago, when a Texas-based Nebraska fan made up and posted a story about Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford and Landry Jones arrested for distributing cocaine.</p><p>The false story, crafted on a design of the <em>Daily Oklahoman</em>, was picked up by two Texas radio stations.</p><p>The fan apologized, and Harris said some of the Sooners &#8220;thought it was a good joke. But he ought to be arrested for it.&#8221;</p><p>Stoops and Brown called it no joking matter.</p><p>&#8220;I read the guy&#8217;s comments, and he said he didn&#8217;t mean to harm anybody,&#8221; Stoops said. &#8220;What did you think would happen?&#8221;</p><p>Stoops said he supports the newspaper&#8217;s intention to sue the man.</p><p>Brown also expressed outrage.</p><p>&#8220;First, what an awful thing for those kids and their families,&#8221; Brown said. &#8220;I thought it was horrible.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Stoops and the NFL</span></strong></p><p>Clip and save for December. Would Stoops be interested in coaching in the NFL?</p><p>&#8220;Who knows?&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s not something today that&#8217;s intriguing to me, but life changes. You never know what comes.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Brown discusses Chiefs&#8217; Charles</span></strong></p><p>Brown said running back Jamaal Charles, the Chiefs&#8217; third-round draft selection, did the right thing by surrendering his senior season &#8212; even if Charles was drafted later than he expected.</p><p>&#8220;If a young man wants to leave, the worst thing you can do is talk him into staying,&#8221; Brown said. &#8220;Then everything that happens, it&#8217;s your fault if it&#8217;s bad.</p><p>&#8220;Will we miss him? Sure. The thing he gives you that very few people have is if there&#8217;s an opening and he gets in it, he&#8217;s going to score.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Jumping for &#8230;</span></strong></p><p>Baylor offensive tackle Jason Smith is impressed with the jump-roping ability of a former Shawnee Mission South offensive lineman.</p><p>&#8220;James Barnard, he can jump rope like Mike Tyson,&#8221; Smith said. &#8220;He can do five (rope loops) before he comes down.&#8221;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Walk-on wisdom</span></strong></p><p>Iowa State linebacker Jesse Smith walked on to the Iowa State football team before earning a scholarship last year. So he knows how both the haves and have-nots live.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;d say it helps,&#8221; Smith said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve seen every part. I don&#8217;t take anything for granted. I know how hard I had to work to get here.&#8221;