The border belongs to Mizzou after facing rival Kansas for the first time since 2011. The win came on Tigers home turf, Faurot Field.
Little, if anything, about the Kansas-Mizzou rivalry is normal. Its origins, its games, its players. Normalcy doesn’t exist in the Border War.
So, it was only fitting that, after a 14-year hiatus in the historic football rivalry, mind-boggling moments returned to Faurot Field on Saturday. This time around, Mizzou came out on top.
Behind efficient offense and timely plays on defense, the Tigers took the 121st Border War on Saturday by a score of 42-31.
What started as a sweet afternoon of football turned sour for MU, then sweet again, then sour again. It was like a Sour Patch Kid that the Tigers couldn't swallow.
After a frantic first half, the scoring -