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Here's who could replace the absent Missouri football players in Music City Bowl
The Mizzous bowl game may provide a bridge to 2025.
Missouri football will take on Iowa on Monday in the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tennessee. The Tigers (9-3) are one win away from recording back-to-back double-digit winning campaigns for the third time in program history, which would also be the first time without Gary Pinkel as head coach.
Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz's team will enter the game with their starting roster largely intact, as only three players have opted out and no starting members of the 2024 roster have entered the transfer portal.
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Iowa (8-4) is in similar shape, with star running back Kaleb Johnson and cornerback Jermari Harris the only opt-outs. The Hawkeyes will be without quarterback Cade McNamara, who was their starter at the start of the season but was benched in October. McNamara has since entered the portal.
Here are the players we think could step in with Missouri's opt-outs and injured players in the Music City Bowl:
Mitchell Walters, right tackle
Missouri will be without two starting offensive linemen against Iowa as center Connor Tollison will miss the game with an injury and right tackle Armand Membou declared for the 2025 NFL Draft after his junior season.
Mizzou was already working with Drake Heismeyer at center as Tollison missed the final three games of the regular season with a knee injury. But Walters, who has lined up just about everywhere along the line during his time at Mizzou, is now seemingly confirmed as the next man behind Membou, who takes the starting spot on the team's updated depth chart.
Walters will play his final game as a Tiger as he is expected to be ineligible at the end of this season. The St. Louis native has played in all 12 MUs games this season, with one start at right guard in Week 2 against Buffalo.
James Madison II, wide receiver
Mizzou is also down two starting wide receivers, with Luther Burden III preparing for a likely first-round pick in the NFL Draft and Mookie Cooper out due to injury.
At the slot receiver position, Mizzou is backing both its key players while transferring backup Mekhi Miller Burden. According to the depth chart, it seems likely that Marquis Johnson will step into a starting role, while freshman James Madison II is the new backup.
Johnson's strengths are now quite well known. He can stretch the field with his speed, and he has shown plenty of big-play ability over the last two years at CoMo.
But Madision is still a bit of a collegiate unknown. He was a four-star recruit and the 67th-ranked wide receiver in his class, according to the recruiting service 247Sports' composite rankings. He played in two games against Murray State and UMass, meaning he retained a redshirt in his rookie year.
It may not be as a starter, but Missouri fans should get their first look at the freshman in a non-reserve capacity.
Joshua Manning has already largely replaced Cooper, and Theo Wease Jr. will play the final game of his college career in Nashville on Monday. Those two will likely retain their starting roles.
Jeremiah Beasley, linebacker
How Mizzou plans to distribute its linebacker reps is anyone's guess. Starting middle linebacker Chuck Hicks has opted out, apparently for personal reasons. Key outside linebacker Khalil Jacobs was ruled out before midseason.
Triston Newson and Corey Flagg Jr. will probably do the bulk of the reps. Freshman Nicholas Rodriguez has already made some appearances on the outside behind Newson. This group will likely make up the majority of the rotation.
But when does Flagg need a break? The most likely next player is Jeremiah Beasley, who played a big role on special teams all season but was limited on defense.
That should change in the bowl game. Beasley burned a redshirt in Columbia this year after transferring to the Tigers as a true freshman from Michigan. He was a four-star prospect out of high school and it appears he will get at least some playing time in Nashville.
Jordan Harris, tight end
Brett Norfleet had surgery shortly after the end of the regular season and will miss the Music City Bowl. That should allow Jordan Harris to step into a starting role for the bowl game.
Harris wasn't exactly short of reps this year. He played in 11 games this season, starting five, and caught four passes for 34 yards. His 6-foot-4, 255-pound frame makes him especially useful as a blocker.
But the starting duties and the task of taking on the bulk of the tight end reps haven't really come his way until this point in his career. That should change on Monday, as he will at least split time with senior Tyler Stephens.
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