COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) β An assortment of running backs could be featured in the first matchup between No. 22 Missouri and UConn.
The Tigers’ Russell Hansbrough will not be one of them.
Hansbrough is nursing a right ankle injury sustained in the season-opening victory against Southeast Missouri State, and was ruled out for Saturday’s game early in the practice week. A 1,000-yard rusher last year, the senior has 38 yards on seven carries and is being saved for the SEC schedule that starts next week at Kentucky.
Sophomore Ish Witter will start in place of the injured Hansbrough. Backups Tyler Hunt and Morgan Steward also are banged up and may not see action.
Missouri could lean on quarterback Maty Mauk, the team’s leading rusher through two games with 83 yards on 16 carries.
