St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 10, 2025
Armed with a possible blueprint, Mizzou gets test vs. Alabama in SEC spotlight
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Big game treatment, a beatable Alabama and nothing but opportunity. What more could the Missouri Tigers ask for?
In its now 14th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference and in its now sixth season with Eli Drinkwitz as its coach, Mizzou has not had many chances like this one.
Faurot Field, in that time, has seen games with heavier implications, like when Henry Josey broke free against Texas A&M in 2013 to carry the ball into the end zone and the Tigers to the SEC championship game. There have been games that made statements, like when Drinkwitz vanquished his Tennessee demons with a 36-7 “stand on business” thrashing of the Vols in 2023.