Missouri Has Too Many Questions to Be a Top-25 Team

Missouri won eight games last season, but the way those wins and losses were distributed makes 2026 difficult to trust. The Tigers went 8-0 against teams that finished with losing records and 0-5 against teams that finished with winning records, and now Austin Simmons takes over at quarterback while the offense changes coordinators and the defense replaces a significant amount of production.

In this Missouri football preview, we debate whether Eli Drinkwitz's recent consistency is enough to keep believing, how much Simmons can raise the ceiling, and what Ahmad Hardy's return could mean for an offense with real upside. The Tigers can build confidence early, but the back half of the schedule is loaded with contenders. .

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