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Jones played for the St. Louis Rams in the 1999 Super Bowl. He made the game-saving tackle on Tennessee Titans wideout Kevin Dyson short of the goal line to preserve a 23-16 win.
Missouri is off to a 3-0 start with its last non-conference matchup taking place in Week 4.
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Missouri will be taking on Memphis for the first time since 2018 on Saturday. The last meeting ended with a 65-33 Missouri win.
Missouri has a 3-1 record all-time against Memphis. The last loss in the series came in 1996.
Memphis is also off to a 3-0 start after beating Bethune-Cookman, Arkansas State, and Navy.
Eli Drinkwitz and his team have had a week to recover after the thrilling 30-27 win over No. 15 Kansas State in Columbia. Harrison Mevis hit a 61-yard field goal as time expired.
The focus now shifts to another school that holds the name Tiger. Kickoff will be at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
Grant Bricker was a former freelancer for The News TN in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. He now freelances for Saturday Football. Follow on Twitter @GrantBricker.
