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Halfway through college football season, hope’s alive for K-State, Mizzou, KU: podcast

Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III, center, runs past Vanderbilt’s Jaylen Mahoney, left, as he scores a touchdown during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III, center, runs past Vanderbilt’s Jaylen Mahoney, left, as he scores a touchdown during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson) AP

The college football season is on to the second half of its season, and dreams remain alive.

Missouri, coming off its first SEC victory, needs to find three victories in its final five games to become bowl eligible. The Tigers visit No. 25 South Carolina on Saturday; today, Jeremiah Holloway, part of the Gamecocks’ coverage team for The State in Columbia, S.C., breaks down the game and South Carolina’s four-game winning streak.

Kansas State lost its first Big 12 game last week to TCU and faces another big challenge when No. 9 Oklahoma State visits Manhattan Saturday. Beat writer Kellis Robinett provides updates on the Wildcats’ injury situation and discusses the Big 12 race.

Kansas remains one victory from bowl eligibility. The Jayhawks don’t play this weekend, but beat writer Gary Bedore discusses KU’s postseason prospects.

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Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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