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Worthy: Rivalry game against KU will be an identity game for Mizzou

Sep 8, 2026
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Mizzou hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Memorial Stadim on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 in Columbia, Mo. — Missouri running back Jamal Roberts scores a touchdown during the first half of a game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at Memorial Stadium, in Columbia, Mo.
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Lynn Worthy | Post-Dispatch

The Mizzou football dress rehearsal went fine. Not great but fine. The early acts were crowd-pleasers, but the show ran into several clunky moments as it progressed. This weekend offers a chance for this cast to iron out those wrinkles and hit its stride just as the curtain goes up for real against a Power 4 conference opponent in Kansas on Friday night.

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