Mizzou football prepares for final regular season game
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Mizzou football team will play its final regular season game this weekend. The Tigers will play at Mississippi State on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
Mizzou is down to 56 scholarship players ahead of Saturday's game. As of now - there are no new COVID-19 cases this week. However, the Tigers are dealing with several injuries.
OUT
- WR Micah Wilson
- DB Ishmael Burdine
- S Tyree Gillespie
QUESTIONABLE
- DL Kobie Whiteside
- DL Markell Utsey
- DL Chris Turner
- DL Trajan Jeffcoat
- WR Jalen Knox
You can watch Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz's full news conference previewing the matchup with the Bulldogs in the video player below.
The Tigers are 5-4 on the season following last week's loss to Georgia. Meanwhile, Mississippi State is 2-7 under first year head coach Mike Leach. The Bulldogs are on a three game losing streak, and they haven't won a game since Nov. 7. That was a 24-17 home win over Vanderbilt.
We spoke with several players on Monday ahead of the matchup with Mississippi State. You can watch all of those full interviews in the video players below.
The Mizzou football team is also preparing for early signing day on Wednesday. Coach Drinkwitz said he always gets a little nervous the night before signing day, but he's excited about what's to come.
