In its first road game, No. 9 Missouri struggled mightily. The Tigers were routed Saturday at No. 25 Texas A&M.
The bad news is that Mizzou is on the road again Saturday. The good news is that the opponent and environment this week are both far less imposing.
Mizzou travels to face Massachussets on Saturday at 11 a.m. Central (noon Eastern).
This is the first meeting between Mizzou (4-1) and UMass (1-5).
In its lone win this season, UMass narrowly beat Central Connecticut State, a Football Championship Subdivision school, by a 35-31 score. UMass trailed in the fourth quarter of that game.