The Missouri Tigers had an opportunity last week for a program-altering win to move them into third place in the SEC East standings. Instead, Mizzou fell 21-17 at home to Kentucky in another frustrating loss as the Tigers have lost seven out of their last eight meetings against the Wildcats.
Perhaps more importantly, Missouri dropped to 4-5 (2-4 SEC) on the season — making bowl eligibility obviously tougher to clinch.
However, with the most likely scenario happening over the next couple of weeks (lose to Tennessee and beat New Mexico State), Missouri will still have bowl eligibility to play for in their regular season finale at home against Arkansas.