COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri's Saturday game against Louisiana will kick off at noon, three hours earlier than initially planned, to avoid high temperatures forecast for that day.

The No. 25 Tigers and Ragin' Cajuns were scheduled to play at 3 p.m., but the schools agreed to change the game time. MU announced the revised kickoff time Thursday afternoon.

"Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our student-athletes and the game-day experience for our fans," athletics director Laird Veatch said in a statement. "We are incredibly grateful to our fans for their understanding and flexibility as we make this adjustment. With extreme heat in the forecast, especially later in the afternoon, we believe it's necessary to move kickoff earlier in the day to ensure the safest and mo

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