Teams get back to work

A group of South Carolina players leave team buses and haul their gear to the team hotel after arriving in Shreveport on Monday afterrnoon. (Jim Hudelson/ Associated Press)

Missouri coach Gary Pinkel talks with cornerback Marcus King while King stretches in preparation for the Tigers’ first practice Monday in Independence Stadium. The Tigers arrived in Shreveport on Sunday afternoon and are set to play South Carolina in Friday afternoon’s Independence Bowl. On Monday afternoon after practice, Pinkel, MU quarterback Brad Smith and six other players visited the Hal Sutton Children’s Hospital. In the evening, the team visited the city’s entertaiment and shopping district. Practices resume today. (GREG PEARSON/ Associated Press)