Missouri’s biggest home test of the season arrives Saturday morning, and it comes with both teams carrying the same record and the same ranking-week momentum.
The No. 18 Tigers are back at Faurot Field to face No.
7 Texas, with kickoff set for just after 11 a.m. CT and the game airing on ESPN.
Missouri enters at 6-2 overall and 3-2 in SEC play after rolling past Arkansas 34-10 in Fayetteville last week. Texas is also 6-2 and 3-2 in the league after a 31-3 home win over Mississippi State.
The first College Football Playoff rankings added another layer Tuesday night. Missouri checked in at No. 18, while Texas landed at No. 7.
For fans planning to follow along, ESPN will carry the broadcast with Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer and Kris Budden on the call. The game can also be watched on WatchESPN.com or the ESPN Mobile App.
On the radio side, the Tiger Radio Network will have Mike Kelly, Howard Richards and Chris Gervino. Local radio coverage is on 1580 AM/105.1 FM, with SiriusXM options on 81 and 84. The Varsity Network App will also carry the game, and streaming is available through FuboTV.
Missouri and Texas are meeting for the 25th time overall, and the Longhorns hold the edge in the series, 18-6. Texas won the last matchup, 33-16, in the 2017 Texas Bowl in Houston.
The Tigers’ most recent win in the series came in 2011, when Missouri beat Texas 17-5 in Columbia. This will be their first meeting as SEC opponents.
The full history between the schools stretches back more than a century, with games played in Columbia, Austin, Dallas and Houston. Missouri’s wins in the series include 17-5 in 2011, 37-29 in 1997, 3-0 in 1916, 5-4 in 1907, 10-0 in 1896 and 28-0 in 1894.
Saturday’s SEC slate is packed around Missouri-Texas, with Alabama at LSU, Georgia at Ole Miss, Kentucky at Tennessee and Oklahoma at Florida among the other matchups on the Week 10 schedule.
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