COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri seems to have figured out who its hot hand will be.
The No. 7 Tigers have, as expected, opened the 2024 season with a committee approach at running back. The plan, dating back to spring ball, was to use transfers Nate Noel and Marcus Carroll as the two leads, giving more touches to whichever tailback was having the better day.
As the preseason wound down, Noel emerged as the likely "1A" running back. Still, the two split carries fairly evenly through the two blowout victories that opened the campaign.
Saturday’s win over Boston College showed that it’s Noel who has earned early season hot-hand status.