“Each and every single day, these games keep turning up a notch," Missouri linebacker Josiah Trotter said.

The first touchdown of the season for the Missouri had a lot of emotion wrapped up in it, including a son's love for his mother.

So begins another season for the Missouri Tigers, with a dominant showing against an FCS team that involved plenty of Mizzou's depth players.

Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz, talking on the SEC Network's morning show, still didn't have a specific diagnosis or timeline for Horn, but said he's bracing for a long-term absence.

“To be a good offense, you’ve got to be able to spread the ball around,” Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz said.