The Missouri Tigers improved to 2-0 on the season with a 42-31 win over kansas Jayhawks on Saturday afternoon in their first true test. With the win, Mizzou is ranked for the first time this season — coming in at No. 25 in this week’s AP Top 25 poll.
Eli Drinkwitz is looking to make program history this season if Missouri can win 10 games for the third straight year. For that to become a possibility, it was pretty much a must-win scenario on Saturday — and the Tigers were able to get it done.
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Nathan Hurst will have a column on the win over kU has set a floor on this year, but it wasn’t quite a “season-maker.” Sure, the rivalry win was nice — but there’s obviously plenty of work to do for the Tigers as we’re only in Week 3.
Next up for Mizzou is Louisiana on Saturday afternoon before SEC play starts. And yes, Missouri’s schedule the rest of the way sets up to be “manageable”, but definitely not easy. While the Tigers avoid LSU, Georgia, and Texas — did you see the Week 2 results from Mizzou’s other opponents?
Vanderbilt won convincingly on the road at Virginia Tech. Mississippi State upset the defending Big 12 Champions Arizona State. Auburn is ranked after a 2-0 start, and Oklahoma handled Michigan in Norman. There are no “guaranteed” wins in the SEC.
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