Greetings, Mizzou chatters ... and Happy August, which means we're officially into the month that will bring us college football. Mizzou players report today and the first practice kicks off Friday morning. I'll be on hand covering all 14 practices that are open to the media. Quick nugget: Mizzou is unranked in the preseason coaches poll - and didn't receive a single vote. But there's a reason: MU isn't on the ballot. USA Today, which compiles and publishes the poll, confirmed that MU isn't eligible for the coaches' poll as part of its probation sentence from the NCAA sanctions.
