COLUMBIA, MO. • What’s the difference between Missouri and Kentucky? Pretty much their schedule.
Heading into Saturday’s 11 a.m. kickoff at Memorial Stadium, Mizzou (2-5) has only played three SEC games: Georgia at home and LSU and Florida on the road. Kentucky (4-3) has played five SEC games: heavyweights Florida and Alabama on the road and home games against South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State. Otherwise, Kentucky split two games against Group of Five opponents (lost to Southern Miss, beat New Mexico State), while Mizzou split two games against Group of Five opponents (beat Eastern Michigan, lost to Middle Tennessee.