5 college football teams (Mizzou!) whose schedules suddenly look a lot tougher after Week 1

Aug 29, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers wide receiver Luther Burden III (3) runs in for a touchdown against the Murray State Racers during the first half at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

If we’re being polite about it, the preseason polls across college sports are typically nothing more than educated guesses.

Experts like to think they know what a team is going to look like when it takes the field, but until schools face actual competition, there’s no way to know. Games aren’t played on paper.

That’s starting to hit home this week for a lot of teams — and we’re not even talking about Florida, LSU or Clemson (yet). After Weeks 0 and 1, there are at least five fanbases who likely aren’t feeling as confident in their “soft” schedules anymore.

Let’s sort through them.

Aug 29, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers quarterback Brady Cook (12) throws a pass against the Murray State Racers during the first half at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

This is not a knock on Mizzou at all. The Tigers looked pretty solid in their Week 1 victory over Murray State. We saw the expected fireworks from Brady Cook and Luther Burden before the back-ups polished off the 51-0 win. But there’s no question the Tigers’ schedule looks significantly more difficult today than it did a week ago. Week 2 against Buffalo shouldn’t be a challenge, but Mizzou follows that up with games against Boston College, at Vanderbilt and at Texas A&M — two teams who stunned their opponents in Week 1 and another in the Aggies who don’t look too far away from becoming a player in the SEC.

Those games were supposed to be the tune-up portion of the calendar for the Tigers before a pivotal two-game stretch at Alabama and versus Oklahoma at the end of…

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Publish date : 2024-09-03 16:49:04

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