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One early projection forecasts drop-off for Mizzou football

Missouri Tigers running back Larry Rountree III is stuffed at the goal line to in the first quarter and denied a touchdown during a game between the University South Carolina vs University of Missouri at Faurot Field, at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo. on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com

David Carson

Missouri’s football team won’t be nearly as good in 2020 under new coach Eliah Drinkwitz — at least according to one preseason projection.

ESPN released its preseason Football Power Index (FPI) on Monday, a ranking system that according to the network measures “team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of a team's performance going forward for the rest of the season.