No. 9 Mizzou gets big-time Cotton Bowl clash with No. 7 Ohio State: 'We know we belong'
Getting to the New Year's Six bowl game "doesn’t happen without a lot of hard work, a lot of belief, a lot of determination,” MU coach Eli Drinkwitz said.
Missouri is an underdog by just under a touchdown to Ohio State for Cotton Bowl matchuip
Michigan is favored to win the national championship
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“We're playing against the biggest brand college football has,” Mizzou quarterback Brady Cook said. “And we're going do it on a big stage. ... We deserve a matchup like this.”
Mizzou men hold off Wichita State in run-heavy game, winning 82-72
Point guard Sean East II led Mizzou with 22 points and nine assists.
No. 9 Mizzou to play No. 7 Ohio State in Cotton Bowl
The game will be the Tigers' first appearance in a New Year's Six bowl since playing in the Cotton Bowl after the 2013 season.