Muschamp out, Bobo in ahead of Mayor’s Cup

IT’S MAYOR’S CUP WEEK, Y’ALL, CAN YOU FEEL THE HEAT?!

As if Mizzou and South Carolina’s “rivalry” couldn’t get more interesting, the Gamecocks went and threw a wrench into the works one week out. After another disappointing showing that dropped them to 2-5, the university decided, “Eh, who cares about buyouts,” and threw Will Muschamp on his ass.

If there’s anything that looks bad in an era where employees are being furloughed all over the school, it’s paying a guy $15 million to go away. For what it’s worth, South Carolina fans seem happy!

If facing teams with interim head coaches seems familiar to Missouri fans, it should be. It’s happened a few times over the past few years.

Per usual, we’ll have more on Mizzou’s upcoming match up with South Carolina — including how the coaching change could affect play — throughout the week.

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• Here’s your weekly Mizzou in the NFL recap:

— It was a big day for the Cleveland Browns’ defense, which held DeShaun Watson and the Texans to 7 points. Sheldon Richardson played a part, logging six tackles, along with a sack and two QB hits.

— No way around saying that it was a tough day for our guy Drew Lock. In the Broncos’ 37-12 loss, Lock went 23 for 47 (yikes) for only 257 yards (double yikes) with 4 interceptions (you guessed it — quadruple yikes!) Lock also lost a fumble that he later recovered. Not the golden boy’s finest hour in the Mile High City.

• Congrats to senior Larry Rountree III, who has accepted his invite to play in the Senior Bowl!

There’s been some speculation on whether or not Rountree would use the frozen eligibility this year to return to Missouri for a fifth go-round. This would suggest he’s looking at a potential NFL career in the not-too-distant future. He’s still got a few more games to play in Columbia, though, so enjoy him while you can!

• ESPN is doing another round of bowl projections, and they’ve got Missouri headed to Las Vegas!
• Saturday Down South is also projecting bowls, and they’ve got Missouri all the way in the Outback Bowl in early January.
• A big name is coming off the recruiting board soon...

Thompson is a 4-star safety out of Saint Louis University High and one piece of a big St. Louis class in 2022. Rivals and 247 analysts all predict Thompson is trending toward Michigan right now, but the Wolverines are a mess right now and Jim Harbaugh is likely feeling some major heat on his seat. There’s no saying die in this one... even if he commits elsewhere in a few weeks.

• At PowerMizzou, all readers can access a Mizzou Hoops notebook from Mitchell Forde, in which Cuonzo Martin discusses the many challenges ahead for the season. Subscribers can also get access to a Q&A from Sean Williams with a promising 2022 WR recruit out of St. Louis.
• Dave Matter wrote about Mizzou’s line play in the 2020 season, pointing to improvements as the potential key to moving on up in the SEC.
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