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Missouri football looks like it will be without its starting tight end this week.
On Thursday, ESPN college football reporter Pete Thamel reported that Mizzou sophomore tight end Brett Norfleet has been ruled out of the Tigers’ game against Buffalo on Saturday with a shoulder injury he classified as not long term.
Sources: Missouri will be without star sophomore tight end Brett Norfleet against Buffalo on Saturday. He suffered a shoulder injury against Murray State, which is not a long-term injury. He’s considered week-to-week. Norfleet was an All-SEC freshman in 2023. pic.twitter.com/BCDJc8Uj6b
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) September 5, 2024
When Mizzou coach Eli Drinkwitz was asked during his weekly Tuesday press conference for updates on Norfleet and wide receiver Theo Wease Jr., who both left Missouri’s opener against Murray State early, he deferred to a Wednesday availability report mandated by the SEC ahead of the 2024 season.
Those availability reports, however, are only required of SEC teams ahead of conference matchups, which the Tigers’ game against the Bulls is not. MU has not yet publicly released the status of any players ahead of their game against the Bulls, nor is it required to do so.
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Norfleet was not present at the portion of MU’s practice Tuesday that is made available to the media.
That sets up an interesting next-man-up situation for the Tigers. And that’s not the only area of intrigue for the game against the Bulls (1-0).
Here are MU’s options to replace Norfleet, and two other positions we’ll be watching closely in the second game of the Tigers’ season:
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Author : Columbia Daily Tribune
Publish date : 2024-09-06 08:10:16
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