Missouri’s long injury list looked ominous when it first dropped, but the closer Saturday’s game got, the more it started to look like the Tigers were heading into the matchup with Texas A&M in much better shape than expected.
That was a major shift for a game already carrying plenty of attention. Texas A&M entered with its own issues - Terry Bussey is out for the season, Blake Ivy was also unavailable, and Mario Craver was listed as questionable - but Missouri’s report was the one that really jumped off the page. The Tigers had put star offensive lineman Cayden Green, starting safety Santana Banner and linebacker Robert Woodyard on the questionable list, along with a sizable group of other offensive players.
On paper, it looked like Missouri could be missing a chunk of the core that makes the Tigers go. But the reporting as game time approached pointed the other way.
Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reported that Green, Banner and Woodyard were all on track to play against Texas A&M, a huge relief for Missouri and a bad sign for the Aggies.
Standout Missouri players such as left tackle Cayden Green, safety Santana Banner and linebacker Robert Woodyard, who have all been listed as questionable heading into Saturday’s game against Texas A&M, are all currently on track to be available vs. A&M, sources tell @CBSSports pic.twitter.com/eFDXkRpbzR
- Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) October 8, 2026
Pete Thamel of ESPN added that Missouri’s starting edge defenders, Darris Smith and Langden Kitchen, were also expected to go after entering the day as questionable.
Missouri safety Santana Banner (undisclosed) is considered a game-time decision, per a source. He's going warm-up and a decision will be made. https://t.co/xJE408ImQo
- Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) October 10, 2026
By the time the game-day update arrived, the picture had become even clearer. Every Missouri player who had been listed as questionable or probable had been removed from the report, which strongly suggested they were all set to suit up.
The SEC Student-Athlete Availability Report ahead of Texas A&M’s Week 6 matchup with No. 14 Mizzou in Columbia backed up the earlier reporting.
🔗: https://t.co/iK2ysXryTH pic.twitter.com/sMUFzfI5vz
- TexAgs (@TexAgs) October 10, 2026
For Texas A&M, that’s a frustrating turn. It also raises a few eyebrows, because the report ended up looking far less threatening than it did at first glance. There’s been some attention around how availability reports can be handled this season, and while that doesn’t mean Missouri was doing anything improper, it is a little odd that none of the seven players who had landed on the questionable list wound up being unavailable.
At the same time, the report itself isn’t a perfect guarantee. Being absent from the “out” column doesn’t automatically mean a player is definitely taking the field, and Texas A&M already saw that play out with Jamarion Morrow last week.
Still, the bottom line is simple: the Aggies appear to be dealing with a Missouri team that is close to full strength. That makes an already difficult road matchup even tougher, and it underlines just how much of a test Texas A&M has in front of it.
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