KMOX Sports Director Tom Ackerman joins the studio to recap an unpredictable weekend across college football, highlighting Indiana’s thrilling overtime victory against Minnesota featuring back-to-back 60-yard field goals in the closing seconds. Ackerman previews Saturday’s upcoming matchup between the Missouri Tigers and the No. 10 Texas Longhorns in Columbia, analyzing the return of running back Jamal Roberts and Missouri’s home-field advantage ahead of the inaugural College Football Playoff committee rankings. Shifting to college basketball, Ackerman discusses his broadcast duties for the Saint Louis University Billikens’ home opener against Lehigh on KPLR 11 and KMOX, exploring the expanded television package for SLU, Robbie Avila’s pending court hearing status ahead of Friday’s Mizzou clash, and regional broadcast accessibility for the St. Louis Blues. The segment wraps with reactions to the WNBA Finals and free agency notes on former Missouri standout Sophie Cunningham.
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