Pick your poison

Kirby signals a warning about Missouri’s run defense.

Missouri is 30th in the nation in rushing yards per attempt allowed at 3.17 and limited Auburn to 1.8 yards per carry.

“They’re really physical and big up front,” Smart said. “They did a good job of stopping the run last year versus us. Their size up front, athleticism up front, is really aggressive. They played Auburn really aggressive in term of the box count they were in. Some of the run stunts they run are some of the ones we run. They’re getting after it and challenging you to do something outside of that. They don’t have to have that many and they can still stop the run because they’re physical up front.”

Sounds formidable, until you remember the only SEC team with a lower passer rating than Auburn is Florida.  On top of that, their starter was out against Mizzou.  That won’t be the case this week, so if the Tigers want to get aggressive with the box count against Bennett, more power to ’em.