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Missouri plays host to the Vanderbilt Commodores (1-3, 0-2), in a game scheduled to kick at 6 p.m.  Saturday(central time).

The game will be televised on FOX Sports Network.

 Mizzou is coming off a hard-earned 21-16 road win at Central Florida last Saturday.

The Tigers dug deep and won the second half, turning a 10-7 halftime deficit into a 21-10 lead midway through the 4th quarter, thanks to a 3rd-quarter punt return score (66 yards by Marcus Murphy) an improved run game (101 2nd-half rush yards by TB Kendial Lawrence) and a stingy defense (15 rush yards allowed in 2nd half).

Vanderbilt is coming off a bye week following a 48-3 loss at Georgia on Sept. 22nd.

The Commodores opened their season with a tough 17-13 home loss to South Carolina, and dropped to 0-2 the next week after a 23-13 defeat at Northwestern.

Vandy improved to 1-2 on Sept. 15th with a 58-0 whitewash of Presbyterian in week three.

This will mark the second of three straight weeks where Mizzou faces an opponent coming off of a bye week.

Last Saturday, the Tigers won at Central Florida (21-16), even though the Knights had a full week of rest.

Vanderbilt comes into Columbia this week off of a bye week, and next week the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (who are off this week) will roll into mid-Missouri off of a bye.

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