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This is about the point of the college football season where we separate the contenders from the pretenders, while also leaving some room for teams that we aren’t quite sure about just yet.

It seems like most of the college football world believes that No. 23 Missouri (3-0) falls in the latter category.

Frankly, I don’t know what else Missouri needs to do to change that mindset.

The Tigers are an ascending power in college football . They’re 3-0 to start 2025, and are coming off back-to-back seasons with at least 10 wins.

It still feels like the college football world is cautious about putting Mizzou in the same tier as

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