Everyone looks for reason for hope and optimism heading into the new year. On Dec. 30, Eli Drinkwitz didn't have to look farther than the two seats to his left.

Daylan Carnell will be Missouri football's most experienced defensive returner in 2025, and Marquis Johnson is in line for a starting role at wideout.

SportsLine proven model reveals its picks for Monday's Music City Bowl matchup between the Missouri Tigers and Iowa Hawkeyes

Missouri football scored three times in the final 17 minutes to beat Iowa 27-24 in the 2024 TransPerfect Music City Bowl on Monday at Nissan Stadium.

It starts with Henry David Thoreau. It ends with a Missouri football team that won its 10th game this year. Here’s why Eli Drinkwitz called MU “finishers.”

For those hoping Iowa football will gut its roster and go full-speed building through the transfer portal, it’s best to temper those expectations. That is not Iowa’s recruiting philosophy under Kirk Ferentz.

Missouri vs. Iowa Hawkeyes football live updates, video highlights and final score from the 2024 Music City Bowl on Monday, Dec. 30.

Missouri football staged a 10-point, second-half comeback to defeat Iowa 27-24 on Monday at Nissan Stadium. The Tigers will finish the season with double-digit wins in a season in back-to-back years for just the third time in program history.

Iowa Hawkeyes football made a trip down to Nashville Monday for their second ever appearance in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl to face Missouri. The last time the Tigers and Hawkeyes battled it out was in the 2010 insight bowl where Iowa took the victory 27-24.

Listen as the Register's Chad Leistikow and Tyler Tachman put a bow on Iowa's 2024 season following the Hawkeyes' Music City Bowl loss.