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Missouri fans bring signs deriding Bruce Pearl, Cam Newton; asking to 'Free Harvey Updyke'

University of Missouri's unofficial student group The Antlers brought an array of signs to Tuesday's Auburn men's basketball game at Mizzou Arena.

One sign derided Auburn men's basketball head coach Bruce Pearl. It said, "Bruce Pearl necklace."

Another mocked former Auburn football quarterback Cam Newton. The sign said, "Scam Newton."

A third sign said, "Free Harvey Updyke."

Updyke died in 2020. He plead guilty in 2013 to poisoning oak trees at Toomer's Corner.

Another sign said, "13 seconds is enough." That referenced the Kansas City Chiefs' comeback win vs.