Overview
- Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville with national TV coverage on ABC.
- True freshman Matt Zollers starts for Missouri after Beau Pribula announced he will enter the transfer portal.
- Missouri’s passing game is depleted with multiple receivers in the portal and TE Brett Norfleet injured, and play-calling shifts to a collaborative approach after OC Kirby Moore left for Washington State with Chip Lindsey not calling the bowl.
- All-American RB Ahmad Hardy, the SEC rushing leader, needs 68 yards to set Missouri’s single-season rushing record.
- Virginia enters 10-3 with a chance at the program’s first 11-win season, while consensus odds list Missouri around -4 to -4.5 with a total in the mid-40s and Missouri leading receiver Kevin Coleman Jr. a game-time decision due to illness.