Mizzou-South Carolina football game to air nationally on ESPN; Tigers now ranked #23

By Zimmer Communications
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The Missouri Tiger football team has improved to 3-0 after Saturday’s 52-10 win over Louisiana at Faurot field in Columbia. Mizzou is ranked #23 in the new Associated Press (AP) college football poll released Sunday afternoon.

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Mizzou football coach Eliah Drinkwitz (left) speaks to “SEC Nation” hosts Laura Rutledge and Tim Tebow at Mizzou’s Carnahan Quad in Columbia on September 6, 2025 (photo courtesy of Mizzou’s Twitter page)

Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy was fantastic, carrying the ball 22 times for 250 yards and three touchdowns. And he only played the first half and a few minutes of the third quarter before his day was over.

Eliah Drinkwitz’s Tigers return to action Saturday evening in Columbia when they host South Carolina at 6 pm. The Gamecocks lost to unranked Vanderbilt 31-7 Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium and they lost star quarterback LaNorris Sellers, who suffered a hit to the head from Commodore linebacker Langston Patterson, who was ejected from the game for targeting.

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Mizzou fans at sold-out Faurot field cheer as a Tiger football player scores a touchdown against Kansas on September 6, 2025 (photo courtesy of 939 the Eagle’s LG Patterson)(L.G. Patterson)

Saturday’s Mizzou-Carolina game will be broadcast live nationally on ESPN. Kickoff is set for 6 pm.