3 things to watch for when Mizzou hosts Arkansas

Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz speaks with the media on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, about Saturday's potential snow game ahead of the team's regular-season finale against Arkansas. (Video by Mizzou Network, used with permission of Mizzou Athletics)COLUMBIA, Mo. — Football games are played on football fields, but some of the most compelling elements of Missouri’s regular season finale against Arkansas on Saturday will take place above and around the field’s white lines.

The No. 24 Tigers, placed 21st in the College Football Playoff Selection Committee’s most recent rankings, are 8-3 overall and 4-3 against Southeastern Conference opponents. They’ve won their last two meetings with the…