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Mizzou Pregame: No McElwain for Central Michigan

COLUMBIA, Mo. - It's a soggy scene at Memorial Stadium as rain has fallen on Columbia all morning leading up to today's 3 p.m. season opener against Central Michigan. The latest forecast calls for the rain to let up around kickoff with temperatures in the 70s.

• Central Michigan will definitely be without head coach Jim McElwaine, who did not travel with the team from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, after undergoing an appendectomy on Wednesday. Linebackers coach and assistant head coach Tim Skipper is expected to fill in for McElwain, while offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kevin Barbay will manage the offense.