Five topics from columnist Ben Frederickson that Mizzou fans should be discussing

The Missouri soccer team’s offensive struggles have been well documented this season.The Tigers rank ninth in the Southeastern Conference in shots, but are last with just 11 goals this season. Those scoring woes showed themselves again on Sunday, as the Tigers lost to Auburn 1-0.Missouri and Auburn each took 13 shots and four of them were on goal. The difference was Hailey Whitaker’s goal in the 69th minute.“I think we battled hard today,” [...]

Crimson Tide outgain Mizzou 564-212, capitlize on three Drew Lock turnovers.

Freshman Jalen Knox leads Tigers with 61 yards on three catches.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Missouri entered Saturday’s game against Alabama without its two senior wide receivers, Emanuel Hall and Nate Brown.Freshman Jalen Knox stepped up.Knox was targeted six times and had three catches for 61 yards and a touchdown in the Tigers’ 39-10 loss.“He’s a heck of a player,” coach Barry Odom said. “For a guy that didn't play receiver every snap in high school, he bounced around in a lot of positions, [...]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Missouri was never going to go into Bryant-Denny Stadium and beat No. 1 Alabama.That much was already very clear before the Tigers’ 39-10 loss Saturday.The Crimson Tide are too big, too fast, too strong, too well-coached to lose to a flawed team like the Tigers, let alone any other team in the SEC. Alabama has by far the most electrifying player in college football in quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, speed demons for receivers and a corn-fed, sturdy [...]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Well, it wasn’t as bad as it could have been.Here’s something you already knew before Missouri’s 39-10 loss Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium: Alabama is a much better football team than Missouri.Something else you probably already knew: Alabama has shown it is the clear No. 1 team in the nation and there’s not a close second. But there may be concerns for the Crimson Tide going forward after injuries to star quarterback Tua [...]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It is true that other sports are played in Alabama. Less than a mile from Bryant-Denny Stadium, the eighth-largest stadium in the world, is a complex that includes a baseball stadium and a basketball arena and a (gasp) soccer field.But the crimson beating heart of college football is Tuscaloosa. Missouri invaded for the first time ever Saturday and was roundly rebuffed by No. 1 Alabama 39-10.Saturday included the most competitive first quarter the [...]

Crimson Tide capture early momentum in 39-10 victory.

Tigers' tattered defense faces tall task against Crimson Tide quarterback and Heisman Trophy frontrunner.

Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms is Missouri’s “Iron Man.” That’s an official title, actually — he won the team’s Iron Man Award last year for taking the most snaps out of anyone in the program.Simms has the requisite mentality. The 6-foot-5, 330-pound guard is one of the Tigers’ most consistent pass-blockers and run-pavers and tends to be gruff and serious in interviews.Example. Here’s what Simms had to say last week about [...]

Penalties and turnovers derailed Missouri’s chances last week at South Carolina when the Tigers lost their composure in a third-quarter rainstorm. How will they ever play with poise at Bryant-Denny Stadium, where 101,000 Alabama fans will cheer on their beloved…

Penalties and turnovers derailed Missouri’s chances last week at South Carolina when the Tigers lost their composure in a third-quarter rainstorm. How will they ever play with poise at Bryant-Denny Stadium, where 101,000 Alabama fans will cheer on their beloved…

Is Alabama vulnerable on the ground? Can the Tigers keep tabs on the Crimson Tide receivers?

Kelly Bryant expected to visit Arkansas next week after already seeing North Carolina.

Entrenched in the Tigers' defense, junior middle linebacker powers SEC's No. 2 run defense.

News about Emanuel Hall and Nate Brown missing the game at South Carolina was made public Saturday morning, a few hours before the game.Jalen Knox found out Thursday when wide receivers coach AJ Ofodile broke the news that he and fellow freshman Kam Scott would be starting in place of the two seniors.“Really it wasn’t a huge conversation with anything motivational,” Ofodile said of his conversation with Scott and Knox. “They know I believe in them [...]