The Missouri Tigers needed an extra five minutes to do it, but they held on to avoid an upset with a 71-67 victory Sunday afternoon against the Kansas City Roos at Mizzou Arena. Missouri trailed at the end of each of the first three quarters but used a 13-3 run to open the fourth to seemingly take control.

Virginia has its own star in the backfield with J'Mari Taylor, who leads the ACC with 1,062 rushing yards on the season and leads all ACC running backs with 14 rushing touchdowns. Taylor, predictably, was a First Team All-ACC selection and now he'll try to help Virginia cap a historic season with a win in the bowl game.

The offseason has arrived for Missouri football, so strap in. Between re-signing current players and the transfer portal, a frantic few weeks await.

The Virginia Cavaliers and Missouri Tigers meet Saturday in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. Kickoff in Jacksonville, Florida, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.

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Missouri football has to fix its offense, which was the primary problem in an underwhelming-at-best 2025 season. Here's what the Tigers face to get there.

Kittle is dealing with a "mid-to-low ankle sprain," per the report, which still leaves his status in doubt ahead of Sunday's game against the Bears. But he's reportedly avoided the high-ankle sprain diagnosis that frequently comes with multi-week absences.