COLUMBIA, Mo. — After three straight painfully close losses, the Missouri football team caught its breath during the bye week at the season’s halfway mark. But one quick glance around college football, particularly at familiar programs in the Tigers’ orbit, won’t soften the blow of MU’s 2-4 start.
Midway through year three of the Eli Drinkwitz regime, Mizzou is still searching for ways to emerge from the lower class of the Southeastern Conference. The Tigers, 0-4 against Power Five competition this season, now stand 13-16 on Drinkwitz’s watch, 1-8 against nationally ranked opponents, and 1-11 against Power Five teams that finished better than .