Coaches want to move past alleged spitting incident

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri and Nebraska have both investigated the spitting incident that allegedly occurred before their game on Saturday and both head coaches say it's time to move on.

"We communicated with Nebraska yesterday," Missouri's Gary Pinkel said Monday during the Big 12 coaches call. "As far as I'm concerned, from the University of Missouri's standpoint, it's a dead issue. I'm not going to comment on it."

Nevertheless, Missouri fans are unlikely to forget Chase Daniel's accusation when the Huskers travel to Columbia, Mo., next season. Calling Nebraska "a dirty team," the Missouri quarterback said a Nebraska player spit on him.

"Walking out before the game, I got spit on. By a player," Daniel said after the third-ranked Tigers beat the Huskers 52-17, winning at Nebraska for the first time in 30 years. "I've never really experienced that before. I'm not going to say who it was. He knows who it is. That's bush league."

Nebraska coach Bo Pelini was only a bit more willing than Pinkel to discuss what would be, if proven, a severe embarrassment for his program.

"We communicated with Missouri," Pelini said. "We investigated and addressed the allegations. At this point, it's a moot issue. It's over."