Who Mizzou Needs to Watch For on Oklahoma: The Buzz

Your daily briefing on what’s going on with Mizzou athletics, including full TV listings.

Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman Taylor Wein (44) and Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman David Stone (0) celebrate a play in the first half of the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorn at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. | SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Watch the video above as Missouri football reporters Joey Van Zummeren and Michael Stamps break down the Oklahoma players that will be the biggest challenges for the Tigers in Week 13.

The clip is from the latest episode of the "All Things Mizzou" podcast. You can watch the full episode here.

Missouri will have its work cut out for itself in Week 13 against Oklahoma. The 12th-ranked transfer class in the country stacked on high school recruiting has led to the Sooners having one of the deepest rosters in the SEC.

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Here's the morning buzz for Friday, Nov. 21.

1. Thursday's Mizzou Results
2. Mizzou's Friday Schedule
3. Did you notice?
4. Mizzou Quote of the Day:
5. On this day in Mizzou History:
6. Read more Missouri Tigers news:

Thursday's Mizzou Results

• Women's basketball lost 100-82 to Troy - RECAP
• Men's basketball won 102-68 over South Dakota - RECAP

Mizzou's Friday Schedule

• Swim and Dive: Day 2 of 3 of the Mizzou Invite

Did you notice?

• New ratings from Nielsen revealed that Missouri is the 20th most-watched team in college football this season, averaging 3,181,000 viewers per game.

#Mizzou is the 20th most-watched team in CFB so far this season, per Nielsen’s ratings.

Missouri is 13th amongst SEC teams.

Next year, Missouri will play 6 teams in the top 20 of this list. pic.twitter.com/a5nLDDL8R2

— Joey Van Zummeren (@JoeyVZ_) November 20, 2025

• Former Missouri director of athletics Mack Rhoades is set to depart from Baylor, where he's worked as the AD since leaving Missouri in 2016.

Sources: Baylor is expected to soon announce the departure of Athletic Director Mack Rhoades. He’s on leave from the school for personal reasons, and the sides are planning to announce he’s stepping away immediately. pic.twitter.com/I2yTbvS8of

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 20, 2025

• The SEC hired a new general counsel, Jessica Presnall, who was most recently the COO for the Big 12.

SEC hires Big 12 GC Jessica Presnall as its new general counsel. pic.twitter.com/78ohQK0gCV

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 20, 2025

Mizzou Quote of the Day:

We're sweating bullets. We're sitting there going, 'Holy cow. I was laying up awake at night thinking, 'Oh man, we've got to do whatever we can. This coach is pretty important to our program.'"

Mike Alden on Gary Pinkel being pursued

On this day in Mizzou History:

November 21, 1970: Dan Devine coached his last game at Mizzou, a 28-17 against Kansas at Memorial Stadium.