NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Missouri coach Gary Pinkel and his Tigers are in the midst of their first losing skid since 2012, a big change for the program that won the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division each of the past two seasons.
The Tigers have lost two straight and three of the last four. With four games left, Pinkel insists he's only worried about Saturday's visit to Vanderbilt.
''We have great potential, but as the season clicks down here, as the games click down, the sense of urgency becomes bigger and bigger,'' Pinkel said. ''I'm just real honest with our players about it, and that's the way I've always been.