COLUMBIA, Mo. • There’s a good chance there won’t be enough bowl-eligible college football teams to fill the 80 spots required for this year’s postseason calendar. Heading into the final two weeks of the regular season, there are 71 teams that have won six games to become eligible. The bowl lineup needs nine more teams to fill all pairings.
Missouri is part of the puzzle. The Tigers are 5-6 heading into Friday’s regular-season finale at Arkansas. Beat the Razorbacks and Mizzou is bowling for sure. A loss, though, doesn’t mean the season is over for Mizzou.