Country crooner Evans heads home for anthem
Sep 30, 2009 - 10:25:56 CDT
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Country singer and Missouri native Sara Evans will sing the national anthem before the Tigers’ football game Oct. 8 against No. 23 Nebraska.
Evans was born in Boonville and raised in nearby New Franklin, about 30 minutes from the Missouri campus. She started singing with a family band at age 5 and is now a top Nashville recording artist.
The Nebraska-Missouri game is the first Big 12 Conference match for the North Division rivals. Kickoff is at 8 p.m.
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Evans was born in Boonville and raised in nearby New Franklin, about 30 minutes from the Missouri campus. She started singing with a family band at age 5 and is now a top Nashville recording artist.
The Nebraska-Missouri game is the first Big 12 Conference match for the North Division rivals. Kickoff is at 8 p.m.