COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sub-heavy, sub-optimal, now sub-.500 in conference play.
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Missouri linebacker Nate Johnson chases down Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed for a sack in the second quarter Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
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