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Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz, left, and Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher, right, talk on the field before the start of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Texas A&M at Missouri 10/16/2021

Oct. 16, 2021 11:47 AM EDT

Tennessee running back Jabari Small warms up before the start of an NCAA college football game against Missouri Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Southeast Missouri State at Tennessee Tech 10/2/2021

Oct. 02, 2021 10:59 AM EDT

Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz speaks to reporters during the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Mizzou aims to gain ground on SEC in Drinkwitz's second year

By Dave Skretta Aug. 17, 2021 01:49 PM EDT

Missouri quarterback Connor Bazelak throws during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Georgia at Missouri 12/12/2020

Dec. 12, 2020 12:25 PM EST

Kentucky quarterback Terry Wilson (3) is sacked by Mississippi State defensive tackle Nathan Pickering (22) and linebacker Nathaniel Watson (14) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
Kentucky visits Missouri with both teams coming off big wins

By Dave Skretta Oct. 22, 2020 12:59 PM EDT

Missouri quarterback Connor Bazelak warms up before an NCAA college football game against Alabama, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Storm sends No. 17 LSU to Mizzou to face new starting QB

By The Associated Press Oct. 08, 2020 04:33 PM EDT

Tennessee defensive back Bryce Thompson (0) and Henry To'o To'o (11) celebrate the team's 31-27 win over South Carolina in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
No. 21 Tennessee looking for rare home win vs. Missouri

By The Associated Press Oct. 01, 2020 04:14 PM EDT

Alabama wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, center, pulls down a reception between Missouri's Tyree Gillespie, right, and Ishmael Burdine, left, during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
No. 2 Crimson Tide rolls on offense to 38-19 win over Mizzou

By Dave Skretta Sep. 26, 2020 10:34 PM EDT

Missouri wide receiver Jalen Knox warms up before an NCAA college football game against Alabama, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Alabama at Missouri 9/26/2020

Sep. 26, 2020 05:45 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2019, file photo, then-Appalachian State head coach Eli Drinkwitz shouts in the second quarter of an NCAA football game against Coastal Carolina, in Boone, N.C. You'd be hard-pressed to find someone more looking forward to spring football than Eli Drinkwitz, the new head coach at Missouri. (Allison Lee Isley/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP, File)
No. 2 Alabama visits Missouri to begin SEC-only campaign

By The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 01:56 PM EDT

The Rock Bridge High School football stadium has seating blocked off due to COVID-19 in Columbia, Mo., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. Each player is allowed one guest. Their first game of the season is Friday. (Ethan Weston/Missourian via AP)
Mizzou's Drinkwitz looking forward to finally coaching game

By Dave Skretta Sep. 01, 2020 12:12 PM EDT

TCU Horned Frogs quarterback Mike Collins (10) leaps past Kansas Jayhawks cornerback Elmore Hempstead Jr. (3) to score on the last play of the game as the Kansas Jayhawks played the TCU Horned Frogs at Amon Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (David Kent/Star-Telegram via AP)
Duggan leads TCU to easy win over Kansas 51-14

By Brandon George Sep. 28, 2019 03:57 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, TCU coach Gary Patterson directs his team against Ohio State during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Arlington, Texas. Patterson said TCU went through much of spring practice with only about half of an 85-player scholarship roster. That gap was created by injuries and about 20 spots that will be filled when the rest of the 2019 recruiting class and some graduate transfers arrive in the summer. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)
TCU has time to heal after spring without many key players

By Stephen Hawkins Apr. 12, 2019 02:08 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2018, file photo, California head coach Justin Wilcox walks on the sideline during the first half of his team's NCAA college football game against Colorado in Berkeley, Calif. California, TCU looking to close out 2018 season on a high note at Cheez-It Bowl on Dec. 26, after struggling to gain bowl eligibility. Cal is looking for its first bowl win in its second season under coach Wilcox after becoming bowl eligible for the first time since 2015. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
California faces TCU in Cheez-It Bowl in Phoenix

Dec. 25, 2018 02:39 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2018, file photo, California head coach Justin Wilcox walks on the sideline during the first half of his team's NCAA college football game against Colorado in Berkeley, Calif. California, TCU looking to close out 2018 season on a high note at Cheez-It Bowl on Dec. 26, after struggling to gain bowl eligibility. Cal is looking for its first bowl win in its second season under coach Wilcox after becoming bowl eligible for the first time since 2015. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Points at a premium between Cal and TCU at Cheez-It Bowl

By John Marshall Dec. 25, 2018 02:09 PM EST

TCU head coach Gary Patterson celebrates the win against Baylor in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (Jerry Larson/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)
Reagor scores 2 nifty TDs for TCU in a 16-9 win at Baylor

By Stephen Hawkins Nov. 17, 2018 03:47 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct 29, 2015 file photo, TCU head coach Gary Patterson, left, and West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen, right, talk on the field before an NCAA college football game in Fort Worth, Texas. Patterson and West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen have a mutual respect for each other. Their teams joined the Big 12 together in 2012. Holgorsen always pays compliments to TCU's defense when the teams meet and, injuries aside, Saturday will be no different when TCU (4-5, 2-4 Big 12) plays the Mountaineers (7-1, 5-1, No. 9 CFP). West Virginia plays TCU on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Injuries mounting for TCU, tough test at No. 7 WVU next

By John Raby Nov. 09, 2018 10:49 AM EST

No. 7 West Virginia tries to stay in 1st in Big 12 vs. TCU

By The Associated Press Nov. 08, 2018 02:56 PM EST
TCU (4-5, 2-4 Big 12) at No. 7 West Virginia (7-1, 5-1, No. 9 CFP), noon EST (FS1) Line: West Virginia by 11½. Series record: TCU leads 4...

TCU running back Darius Anderson (6) his tackled by Kansas defensive end Azur Kamara, left, during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Bender's TD tosses, late TCU fumble gives Kansas 27-26 win

By Dave Skretta Oct. 27, 2018 07:31 PM EDT

Oklahoma running back Trey Sermon (4) scores a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against TCU, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas. Oklahoma won 52-27. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)
Struggling teams meet when TCU heads to Kansas on Saturday

By Dave Skretta Oct. 26, 2018 03:00 AM EDT