COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri won’t host Louisiana until 3 p.m. Saturday, but for the Ragin’ Cajuns, everything feels like 10:45 a.m. these days. Almost, but not quite Lunch time.

That’s because a season-ending injury to Louisiana’s starting quarterback has shaken up the Sun Belt program’s plan, bringing a backup named Lunch Winfield into play. He probably won’t start for the 1-1 Ragin’ Cajuns when they face No. 25 Mizzou (2-0), but when it comes to their ground game, he’s a factor.

And for Louisiana, the running game is the only factor.

Hopes were high down in Lafayette this season with hometown kid Walker Howard — a top-five quarterback recruit in 2022 who spent three seasons between Louisiana State and Mississippi as a backup — transferring in to start. And then, in the fourth quarter of

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