Tiger Kickoff

Twitter allows Missouri football fans the chance to get to know their favorite players personalities and what they like to do when they are off Faurot Field.

For those of you headed to Tempe, Ariz., to watch the Tigers take on Arizona State, we gathered advice on where to eat and what to do in the Valley of the Sun.

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Tigers linebacker Darvin Ruise, one of the Missouri football team's most promising young defensive players, learned to play four instruments in church as a child. But he said singing is his greatest passion.

Keep up with the Big 12 games on TV and online.

Nevermind that Missouri is 9-2 and Kansas is 3-8. “You can throw the records out,” Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel says. “This means so much to each team.”

The Missouri football team's top two defensive ends have the same last name and the same remarkable success at their position.

Staying on the field to play defense throughout each one of Iowa State’s drives last Saturday was something Missouri linebacker Andrew Gachkar has never done before.

De’Vion Moore, a junior tailback for the Tigers, is the leader of a young group of running backs that includes sophomore Kendial Lawrence and freshmen Henry Josey and Marcus Murphy.

Many Missouri football players outside of the offensive line can't help but laugh when they think of playing without long sleeves this Saturday in the cold in Ames, Iowa.

Saturday’s game against Missouri is the Cyclones' final regular season game. With a win Iowa State will have a 6-6 record and a chance at a postseason bowl game. A loss means the season is over.

Kansas State is one of only two Big 12 teams, the other being Nebraska, that has gained more yards rushing than throwing this season.

The Big 12 Conference has eight bowl affiliations and those bowls have a hierarchy for picking teams. Take a look at potential outcomes for Missouri.

Missouri senior linebacker Andrew Gachkar has worked through health problems and and balancing academics to become a leader for the Tigers.

After physical games against Oklahoma and Nebraska, the Tigers, a team built on speed and skill, will get back to something normal, something faster, something that's more fun for them to watch and play.

On Saturday night against Missouri, Texas Tech will wear camouflage-trimmed jerseys to honor the U.S. Armed Forces and to support the Wounded Warrior Project.