The Missouri Tigers will play the BYU Cougars in Kansas City on Saturday, after Jonathan Butler’s hungers strike ended with Tim Wolfe’s resignation Monday.
Former President of the University of Missouri Tim Wolfe resigned this morning, after increased racial tension surrounding the University. Players on the Missouri Tigers football team threatened to boycott their game with the BYU Cougars in Kansas City on Saturday had Wolfe remained in office.
Missouri President Tim Wolfe resigns
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The threat of the boycott stems from a hunger strike of University grad student Jonathan Butler, protesting the persistent racial tension he felt at the Columbia campus. Butler began his strike on November 2nd and held out until Wolfe’s resignation announced Monday morning.
This means that the Missouri Tigers will play their big non-conference game against the BYU Cougars at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City after all. Missouri needs to win two of their final three games to become bowl eligible. The Tigers are 4-5 (1-5) on the season, with their lone SEC win coming at home against the South Carolina Gamecocks over a month ago.
To become bowl eligible, the Missouri Tigers will have to knock off two of the following football teams: BYU, Tennessee, and SEC West rival Arkansas. They will get BYU at a neutral site in Kansas City, Tennessee at home, and will have to play at Fayetteville. From going 7-1 in the SEC a year ago, this team could very well go 1-7 in conference play.
Now that Wolfe resigned from his presidency, the game will go on as scheduled in Kansas City. The Missouri Tigers will play the BYU Cougars at Arrowhead Stadium at 7:30 PM ET on Saturday. The game will air on the SEC Network. Can the Tigers rally and win two of their final three games to get to their third consecutive bowl bid? Find out on Saturday night.