While Missouri's offense might resemble some of those Oklahoma State faces in the Big 12 Conference, the Tiger defense is built more for the SEC's style of football.
That applies to the secondary as well, where Missouri fields bigger, more physical defensive backs than the Cowboys might be used to.
“The Big 12, it's usually smaller, quicker guys,” OSU sophomore receiver Dillon Stoner said. “The SEC, bigger guys, kind of a more bully technique on the line. That may be a little bit of an adjustment.”
At the same time, Missouri also likes to put its defensive backs in single coverage, which the Cowboys don't get to see a lot of.