The SEC has locked in the start time for Missouri’s Week 10 home showdown with Texas, and it’ll be an early one. The Nov. 7 game at Faurot Field is set for 11 a.m. CT, though the television assignment is still up in the air.
That final TV call hinges on how things shake out this Saturday. Missouri heads to Arkansas for a 6:45 p.m.
CT kick on the SEC Network, while Texas hosts Mississippi State at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.
The Tigers and Longhorns are in line for either ABC or ESPN, depending on the results.
There’s also some outside competition for that 11 a.m. ABC window, thanks to a pair of Big 12 games that still matter in the selection process: BYU-Utah and Cincinnati-Houston.
This weekend, No. 6 Utah faces Cincinnati at 2:45 p.m.
CT on ESPN, No. 8 BYU hosts Arizona State at 2:30 p.m.
CT on FOX, and No. 18 Houston is on a bye.
When Missouri and Texas meet, it’ll be the 29th all-time matchup between the programs, which spent years as Big 12 rivals before becoming SEC partners. Texas leads the series 18-9-1, and this will be their first meeting as conference mates in the SEC.
Their most recent clash came in the 2017 Texas Bowl, a 33-16 Texas win. The last time they played as conference opponents was in 2011, when Missouri won 17-5 in Columbia.
Both teams enter this stretch sitting in the SEC’s crowded two-loss tier. Missouri is 5-2 overall and 2-2 in league play, and the Tigers are ranked No. 23 in the AP Top-25.
Texas is 5-2 overall and 2-2 in the SEC as well, with the Longhorns checked in at No. 11.
Missouri was off last week and returns to action Saturday night against Arkansas, which is 3-4 overall and 1-3 in SEC play. Texas is coming off a 34-27 home win over Ole Miss and will host Mississippi State, which is 4-3 overall and 2-3 in the SEC, this Saturday in Austin.
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