Missouri beats BYU, 20-16, at Arrowhead Stadium

Identity is good

Mizzou committed to the run against BYU, and it was just effective enough to help out Drew Lock and the passing game.

Drew Lock "sacks up"

Drew Lock "sacked up" on the zone read play that changed the BYU game. He also found a connection with H-receivers Nate Brown and Cam Hilton. Also: Mizzou's assistants face uncertainty, and Evan Boehm is Senior Bowling.

A new coach and 2017 recruiting

Missouri's next football coach will be taking on some major local recruiting battles for the 2017 class and hoping that any damage from the coaching change and racial tension is quickly put behind the program.

The tributes begin

Missouri will host public tribute and press conference for Gary Pinkel, who's retiring to fight lymphoma at the end of the season, at 10:30 a.m. CT on Monday.

A mammoth performance

Drew Lock's best performance gave Gary Pinkel at least one more storybook moment and reminded Missouri fans of an optimistic future on offense.

Gary Pinkel's smile after Mizzou secures the win over BYU

Gary Pinkel, Dancing

An emotional Gary Pinkel is swarmed by his team during the post-game interview

Mizzou 20, BYU 16: Tigers win in Arrowhead

Mizzou beats BYU to get one win closer to bowl eligibility.

The Mizzou-BYU preview

Stats say BYU beats Missouri by a 30-16 margin or so, but the Tigers will have a chance to prevent that if their run defense can continue to improve as it has recently.

Watercooler: Sports!

Missouri's basketball team debuts on Friday night against Wofford, and its football team kicks off in new jerseys against BYU on Saturday. Also: Mike Middleton was named interim UM president, and national signing day came for many sports.

Run or bust for Mizzou against the BYU defense

BYU has a play-making safety and a fierce pass rush, but you can run on the Cougars at times. The ground game will probably key for Missouri's chances on Saturday at Arrowhead.

BYU's offense is young and sound

BYU's offense puts the game on quarterback Tanner Mangum's shoulders. The Cougars are 7-2 with this approach, but it could backfire if Missouri's pass rush gets rolling.

SEC coaches talk protest response

In Wednesday's SEC teleconference, SEC coaches like Derek Mason, Bret Bielema, and Nick Saban weighed in on the Missouri race protests and Gary Pinkel's responses to his team's announced boycott.

Progress? Yep. Too late? Probably.

Missouri's offense is making progress, especially in the run department. But it's likely too little, too late for the Tigers' 2015 season.

Moving forward is tough

Tension is still quite high on the Missouri campus after a night of social media threats and false reports. Meanwhile, Gary Pinkel is finding it difficult to move forward and prepare as normal for game week against BYU.

NEW DEPTH CHART: Minimal changes

Missouri's depth chart saw few changes as the Tigers prepared to face BYU at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Saturday.