WHO: #19 Missouri Tigers (9-3,5 5-3 SEC)
WHEN: 1:30 PM CT (Monday, December 30, 2024)
WHERE: Nissan Stadium (Nashville, TN)
TV: ESPN (Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Pat Angerer, Rob Brooks) The Varsity Network | ESPN Radio (Kevin Winter, Orlando Franklin) XM 372
MOBILE: espn.com/app
ONLINE: espn.com/watch
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @HawkeyeFootball | @ESPNCFB | @IowaonBTN
WEATHER: highs in the upper 50s, clear skies, winds around 12-14 mph
LINE: Missouri -2.5 (total of 40.5)
The last Iowa-Missouri game before that? A 5-0 Missouri win... in 1910.
Despite their close proximity, Iowa and Missouri rarely square off on the same field. So don't miss Monday's black-and-gold blow-off -- it might be a very long time until the next one takes place.
Iowa and Missouri enter this game off moderately disappointing seasons for each team; Missouri entered 2024 with raised hopes after knocking off Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl last year, while Iowa entertained visions of an improved offense and a run at the College Football Playoff. Instead, the Hawkeyes and Tigers combined to lose seven games over the fall and finished well outside the Playoff pecking order.
Their reward instead is a Monday afternoon game in Nashville. Bowl games have always hinged on motivation -- who wants to be there more? -- and increasingly they hinge on who is actually there. The transfer portal and the increased prevalence of opt-outs for the NFL Draft have made roster composition for bowl games something of a guessing game. Indeed, Iowa will be without Big Ten Running Back of the Year Kaleb Johnson for this game, while Missouri will be without leading receiver Luther Burden III (among others).
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WHEN: 1:30 PM CT (Monday, December 30, 2024)
WHERE: Nissan Stadium (Nashville, TN)
TV: ESPN (Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Alyssa Lang)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Pat Angerer, Rob Brooks) The Varsity Network | ESPN Radio (Kevin Winter, Orlando Franklin) XM 372
MOBILE: espn.com/app
ONLINE: espn.com/watch
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @HawkeyeFootball | @ESPNCFB | @IowaonBTN
WEATHER: highs in the upper 50s, clear skies, winds around 12-14 mph
LINE: Missouri -2.5 (total of 40.5)
THE SCOOP
Despite sharing a border, Iowa and Missouri almost never play one another in football (or most other sports, for that matter). The last Iowa-Missouri game? Also a bowl game -- the 2010 Insight Bowl, which was a 27-24 Iowa win thanks to a pick-six from Micah Hyde.The last Iowa-Missouri game before that? A 5-0 Missouri win... in 1910.
Despite their close proximity, Iowa and Missouri rarely square off on the same field. So don't miss Monday's black-and-gold blow-off -- it might be a very long time until the next one takes place.
Iowa and Missouri enter this game off moderately disappointing seasons for each team; Missouri entered 2024 with raised hopes after knocking off Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl last year, while Iowa entertained visions of an improved offense and a run at the College Football Playoff. Instead, the Hawkeyes and Tigers combined to lose seven games over the fall and finished well outside the Playoff pecking order.
Their reward instead is a Monday afternoon game in Nashville. Bowl games have always hinged on motivation -- who wants to be there more? -- and increasingly they hinge on who is actually there. The transfer portal and the increased prevalence of opt-outs for the NFL Draft have made roster composition for bowl games something of a guessing game. Indeed, Iowa will be without Big Ten Running Back of the Year Kaleb Johnson for this game, while Missouri will be without leading receiver Luther Burden III (among others).
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