Shoulder injury sidelines MU's Newsom

Georgia's Isaiah McKenzie, left, runs past Missouri's Donavin Newsom, right, as he returns a punt during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)COLUMBIA, Mo. • Missouri linebacker Donavin Newsom came off the field midway through Thursday's scrimmage holding his left shoulder awkwardly. He re-entered the scrimmage and played a series or two later but had his arm heavily wrapped and iced before heading into the locker room.

Newsom, the Tigers' expected starter at strongside linebacker, was in a red jersey during Friday's morning practice with what's been diagnosed as a strained left shoulder. It's uncertain when the…