Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy, right, takes a handoff from quarterback Beau Pribula in the win over South Carolina earlier this season. Hardy is expected to be a focal point of the Mizzou offense when the No. 14 Tigers face No. 8 Alabama Saturday at Faurot Field in Columbia. Photo credit: Courtesy of Mizzou Athletics
By Eli Hoff St. Louis Post-Dispatch COLUMBIA, Mo. — The first real “big one” of the 2025 season is here. Missouri played a “rowdy” one in…