MIZZOU Captain out for First Half

Fifth year senior linebacker and team captain Andrew Wilson will sit out the first half of Saturday's game. He was given a one-half suspension for this hit last week on a Toledo receiver:

The hit wasn't overly egregious, but Wilson was asking for it. If you're going to go for the Tim Riggins look, you're going to get that "bad boy" label that goes along with it. It was only a matter of time before he ran across an officiating crew familiar with Friday Night Lights.

He will be replaced by inexperienced redshirt freshman Michael Scherer.

You can't replace a guy like Andrew, no matter who you put out there. He's a captain. He's arguably the best player on the defense...There's nobody you can put in and say, 'Oh, Andrew WIlson is gone. It's all right. We've got this guy.'

-Redshirt Freshman Michael Scherer

This is a huge opportunity for the Hoosier offense to build an early lead. Look for more keys to victory on BtownBanners later today.

Go Hoosiers.