NFL News NFL News, Reports and Updates
It’ll be Tigers on Tigers this weekend on Faurot Field.
Missouri football faces Auburn on Saturday in Columbia, which is the first game between the two teams since Mizzou squandered a couple golden opportunities to win in Jordan-Hare Stadium in 2022.
MU (5-1, 1-1 SEC) is entering the second half of its season, despite some question marks in its biggest games, still on the fringes of the conversation for a College Football Playoff Berth.
Auburn (2-4, 0-3) hasn’t stopped shooting itself in the foot this season — coach Hugh Freeze’s second at the helm — and faces an uphill battle for bowl eligibility.
Here is what you need to know about the Auburn Tigers before they visit Columbia for Mizzou’s homecoming matchup:
More: Luther Burden probable, two starters questionable for Missouri football vs Auburn
More: Is Missouri football considering lineup changes? Breaking down some midseason competition
Missouri football faces error-prone Auburn offense, QB
Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz only sees one “glaring weakness” with this Auburn team.
“It shows up in all their losses, which is turnovers,” the Missouri coach said. “Other than that, they’ve played well enough to win football games.”
Freeze’s Tigers are among the most turnover-prone teams in the country through six games, with nine picks thrown and six fumbles lost. With 15 through six games, only East Carolina and Southern Mississippi have given the ball away more.
The Auburn coach spent a fair portion of his Monday press conference talking about a decision quarterback Payton Thorne made on a fourth-and-1 late against Georgia to bring star running back Jarquez Hunter into pass protection rather than handing the ball off for a potential first down. Auburn could have made it a one-score game with points on the drive, but ended up turning it over on downs and…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/missouri-football-vs-auburn-scouting-080803513.html
Author : Columbia Daily Tribune
Publish date : 2024-10-18 08:08:03
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
