By DAVE MATTER (Photo by Matthew Cavanah of Columbia Tribune)

Tigers turn dreary day bright by rushing past Tar Heels in Indy Bowl

SHREVEPORT, La. — Before leading Missouri on its latest trip to the Independence Bowl, quarterback James Franklin made a salient point about the spotlight that would shine on the Tigers. Missouri was facing North Carolina, a middle-of-the-pack team from the Atlantic Coast Conference but one that’s built with a blueprint taken straight out of MU’s future home, the Southeastern Conference. (Read full story…)