In a pair of press releases, Mizzou and Syracuse confirmed that the two schools have reached an agreement for a one-off game this coming season. It will be a home game for Mizzou as the Orange will travel to Columbia to take on the Tigers Nov. 17.
“We are very pleased to get our schedule finalized, and are excited that we could put this kind of schedule together,” said MU senior associate athletic director Mark Alnutt. “This is a schedule that Tiger fans can be excited about, and we’re very fortunate to be able to put such a quality group of opponents together given the challenging timetable we were faced with.”
With the Orange’s addition, Mizzou’s non-conference slate will also include home games against Arizona State and SE Louisiana as well as a road trip to Orlando to face UCF. It’s believed the scheduling of three current or soon-to-be members of BcS conference members will not lead to sanctions for Mizzou by the SEC.
On the ‘Cuse side of the ledger, the addition of Mizzou fills one of two holes on the 2012 schedule that had remained. The Orange had originally been scheduled to face TCU in a conference matchup — the Horned Frogs bolted the Big East for the Big 12 after zero official seasons in the league — in mid-November, but still must fill the hole created by West Virginia’s departure for the same conference.
The addition of Temple to the Big East, if the rumors come to fruition, would be the final piece to the scheduling puzzle for all members of the conference.
Before settling on the game with Mizzou, head coach Doug Marrone stated in the release that the school had spoken to Florida State, Arkansas, Boise State and Nevada about taking over TCU’s spot. A Div. 1-AA (FCS) school was not considered, Marrone added.
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