The Tigers lost 41-7 to Texas on Saturday as Missouri couldn’t slow Colt McCoy nor solve Texas’ defense, save for one drive in the first half.

With its third consecutive loss, Missouri is 0-3 in the Big 12 North for the…

Some key numbers from the first half:

Colt McCoy completed 18 of 21 passes for 213 yards and 3 touchdowns. Two of his incompletions were drops by Malcolm Williams and the third could have been caught by Foswhitt Whittaker.

Missouri had 102…

Texas blocked a Jake Harry IV punt in the end zone and Malcolm Williams recovered for a touchdown with just 45 seconds left in the half. Curtis Brown blocked the punt for Texas.

That gave the Longhorns a 35-7 lead.

The good…

Mizzou trails Texas 21-0 after the first quarter in Columbia.

The Tigers are behind last year’s “pace” when they didn’t trail the Longhorns, 21-0, until the 11:58 mark of the second quarter.

Texas had 170 yards on 24 plays in the quarter.…

If the thumb was bothering Colt McCoy, it didn’t show on Texas’ first drive against Missouri.

He completed three of three passes for 46 yards, including an 8-yard TD pass to Jordan Shipley.

Texas went 61 plays and scored with 11:24 left…

Texas QB Colt McCoy had his right thumb taped as he went through warm-ups before tonight’s game against Missouri.

McCoy hurt his thumb against Oklahoma. If it will be a factor tonight against the Tigers remains to be seen.

Missouri QB Blaine…

Texas coach Mack Brown said Wednesday his team has been watching a lot of the Missouri-Nebraska and Missouri-Illionis game films:

“What we will do this week is the films that we’re showing are the Nebraska film, because Missouri played lights out…

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…

The Missouri-Texas game on Oct. 24 will be at either 2:30 or 7 p.m. as the schools await word from ABC.

The game is on the so-called “six-day hold,” meaning that the time won’t be announced until Sunday.

Missouri is at Oklahoma…

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…