Overview
- Wednesday’s SEC-mandated availability report lists Beau Pribula as doubtful, leaving the door open for updates on Thursday, Friday, and 90 minutes before kickoff.
- Coach Eli Drinkwitz said he anticipates true freshman Matt Zollers will start, with the final call to be made by doctors, trainers and Pribula.
- Pribula sustained a non‑fractured dislocated ankle on Oct. 25 at Vanderbilt, has done limited practice work, and warmed up before the Mississippi State game before being ruled out.
- Oklahoma enters with one of the nation’s most disruptive defenses, averaging 3.7 sacks per game, a factor in Missouri’s caution about playing an only partially recovered quarterback.
- Before the injury, Pribula started eight games with 1,685 passing yards and 16 total touchdowns, while Zollers has shown mixed results since taking over, struggling at Texas A&M and improving against Mississippi State.