Missouri’s Week 10 home game against Texas now has a kickoff time, but the TV call is still unresolved.
The SEC announced Monday that the Tigers and Longhorns will meet on Nov. 7 at 11 a.m. CT.
The matchup will air on either ABC or ESPN, with the final designation tied to what happens this coming Saturday, Oct. 31.
That means both Missouri and Texas have work to do before the network picture clears up. Missouri is set to play Arkansas in Fayetteville at 6:45 p.m.
CT on SEC Network, while Texas hosts Mississippi State at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.
There are also a pair of Big 12 games in the mix for that 11 a.m. ABC window on Nov.
7: BYU-Utah and Cincinnati-Houston. On Saturday, No.
6 Utah plays 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 idle.
When the Tigers and Longhorns do line up, it will be the 29th all-time meeting between the programs. Texas leads the series 18-9-1, and this will be their first game together as SEC members.
Their most recent meeting came in the 2017 Texas Bowl, when Texas won 33-16. Missouri’s last win over the Longhorns came in 2011, a 17-5 victory in Columbia when the teams were conference mates.
Both teams enter the stretch in the SEC’s crowded two-loss middle. Missouri is 5-2 overall and 2-2 in league play, ranked No. 23 in the AP Top-25. Texas is also 5-2 overall and 2-2 in the SEC, and sits at No. 11 in the poll.
Missouri was off last week, while Texas beat Ole Miss 34-27 at home. The Tigers face Arkansas this Saturday night, and the Longhorns will host Mississippi State on Saturday in Austin.
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