The TaxSlayer Gator Bowl brings two teams at crossroads, each seeking validation after seasons that ended in disappointment. Missouri sits as a -4 favorite after the line opened at -7, a significant ...

Rankings: Missouri No. 25 AP, unranked CFP and Coaches poll; Virginia No. 19 AP, No. 20 AP, No. 21 Coaches. Coaches: Eli Drinkwitz of Missouri is 46-28 in his sixth season with the Tigers and 59-29 ...

Virginia defeated Missouri 13-7 in the 81st TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. The Cavaliers took the lead with a 19-play, 75-yard touchdown drive in the third quarter. Virginia's defense stopped a last-minute ...

The TaxSlayer Gator Bowl has featured long-distance touchdown returns in each of the last three years. In 2022, South Carolina's O'Donnell Fortune returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown.

It’s about time to break out the bowling shoes. Missouri football is getting set for the Gator Bowl, as the Tigers will travel for a Saturday, Dec. 27 game against Virginia to close the 2025 season in ...

A few weeks ago, Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz expected his team to be close to full strength for the Gator Bowl. But the way the college football calendar goes, he acknowledged things could change ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Inside EverBank Stadium, the emptiness was heavy. The Gator Bowl between Mizzou and Virginia was sparsely attended: The official attendance was 31,802, the third-lowest total post ...

Missouri and Virginia face off in the Gator Bowl from Jacksonville, Florida. USA TODAY is providing live updates.

JACKSONVILLE ― Virginia football coach Tony Elliott said it was a fitting end for "a fun, fun team." The Cavaliers took the lead for good on a marathon third-quarter drive, then held Missouri off in ...

The run game has occupied much of the attention entering the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. But is another highlight return on the way for Missouri or Virginia? In the last three years, the annual bowl game at ...