The Missouri defense will be without reserve lineman Jimmy Burge for Saturday’s homecoming game against No. 3 Texas.

The Columbia Daily Tribune reported that the redshirt freshman player is serving a one-game suspension for undisclosed disciplinary reasons. Burge usually backs up senior…

Here’s the latest football ticket update:

General admission tickets are still available for Thursday’s showdown against Nebraska.

However, the next big showdown game, vs. Texas on Oct. 24, is now a sellout.

The Nebraska general admission tickets are $37 and can be purchased…

Missouri’s rally to beat Bowling Green helped the Tigers get the 25th spot in the USA Today Coaches’ poll this week but it wasn’t enough to keep them in the AP poll.

Missouri fell out of the writers’ poll, being replaced…

Mizzou coach Gary Pinkel said right tackle Dan Hoch, who had been bothered by a knee injury, didn’t have any trouble on Saturday, but that they used Kurtis Gregory at times there because they were concerned about his stamina and him getting…

Phil Bradley, a former MU star in football and baseball, will join the softball team as a volunteer assistant  to work as a hitting coach and with the team’s outfielders.

Bradley was an outfielder on Missouri’s baseball team. He was awarded…

Post-Dispatch high school writer Joe Lyons brings us this info on MU football recruit Nick Demien:

Demien, a 6-6, 295-pound lineman from Timberland, had surgery last Friday (Aug. 28) in Columbia on his right knee, which he injured while playing in…

About 4,000 tickets on the terrace sideline and corner seating at the Jones Dome are still available for Saturday’s Arch Rivalry game between Missouri and Illinois.

These tickets are $35 and can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 314-241-1888…

Thursday’s scrimmage report for the Tigers, “won” by the defense, 34-20:

Scoring

· Danario Alexander 11 yd rec. from Blaine Gabbert

· Rolandis Woodland 29 yd rec. from Jimmy Costello

· Michael Egnew 3 yd rec. from Blaine Dalton

Passing

Blaine Gabbert: 14-of-21, 121 yds, 1…

A few injury updates on the Tigers after Friday’s practice:

Senior DL Jaron Baston (hamstring) was held out of practice but could be back for Saturday’s scrimmage.

Freshman Tavon Bolden (hamstring) did not practice either and is doubtful for Saturday.

LB Zaviar Gooden…

Gary Pinkel has given the Tigers the afternoon off today and sent them to the movies.

And that doesn’t mean the film room, either.

They’ll be heading to the Hollywood Stadium 14 where they’ll have several choices, ranging from “G.I. Joe: Rise…