COLUMBIA, Mo. — Few things crystallize the vast gap in physical ability between a top-tier college athlete and a regular ol’ human like Missouri linebacker Khalil Jacobs’ injury recovery.

He tore his right pectoral muscle during the Tigers’ Oct. 12, 2024, win at Massachusetts, which ended his first season in black and gold prematurely. It was the kind of injury that, for most, would require fairly extensive healing and rehab.

Yet just three months later, Jacobs was back feeling like his normal self. And how did he know that?

“I was able to start doing push-ups one-handed again,” he said.

Must be nice.

Even by season-ending injury standards, Jacobs’ 2024 pec tear was particularly cruel.

He’d transferred to Mizzou from South Alabama, following defensive coordinator Corey Batoon to Colu

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