Missouri linebacker Ty’Ron Hopper (right) celebrates with defensive back Ennis Rakestraw Jr. after a tackle for loss during the Tigers’ game against Arkansas on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, on Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo. Post-Dispatch photo ARLINGTON, Texas — As Missouri football arrived in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area just before the Christmas holiday, there were signs of a big-time game coming. The No. 9 Tigers will face No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Friday, but Mizzou traveled to Texas on Dec. 23. In the days since, which included a couple of practices and some holiday festivities, a handful of personnel moves related to the MU roster have been announced. Two of Missouri’s premier defensive players will miss the Cotton Bowl with injuries: cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr. and linebacker Ty’Ron Hopper. Rakestraw’s status for the bowl game had been in question since its early…
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