• Can the Huskers play their "A" game tonight in a tough environment? Will the so-called Pinkel Factor come into play? Check out the game-day coverage from the papers in Lincoln (1, 2, 3), St. Louis (1, 2, 3, 4) and Columbia (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). Predictions here.

• Today's Big 12 matchups on TV are a couch potato's dream, Tim Griffin writes.

• Possession of a little-known bell is at stake Saturday night.

• This week in Husker history: Bob Devaney's first conference win at NU.

• Phil Elmassian focuses on the defense at Friday's Big Red Breakfast.

• Mizzou's offensive line quietly helps the offense click.

• The big game hasn't always treated the Tigers well. They're trying to ignore the hype this time.

• The Tigers' Jeremy Maclin has overcome much off* and on the field.

• Sam McKewon's five keys to Saturday night's game.

• A third round of 1997 retrospectives: Randy York, Columbia Missourian.

• The St. Louis paper sees a Nebraska program groping for an identity.

• Major Culbert is ready to contribute wherever he's needed. Thursday notes: 1, 2,* 3, 4

• The KC paper notes the toughness and big-game play of Lance Brandenburgh.

• Husker Dan gives an update on his Army, Iowa State and Missouri.

• John Bishop, Jim Dolezal and the LJS break down the Tigers and the game.

• The Huskers' second-smallest player has been coming up big.

• Mizzou's no-huddle offense and unconventional formations pose a challenge.*

• Will NU's sputtering rushing game find its groove against Mizzou's leaky run defense? Wednesday notes: 1, 2, 3, 4

• More about the 1997 "flea-kicker": Matt's gloves, Mizzou perspective with video.

• A look at Sam Keller through the eyes of the St. Louis paper. Also from the Missouri press: Tony Temple and the Mizzou linebackers.

• The Colonel looks at the critical stretch ahead.

• What will Major Culbert's role be on Saturday? The Tigers' offense brings out the exotic in opposing defensive coordinators.

• The early returns from the pronosticators favor the Tigers.

• Ball control by the NU offense might be key to a good defensive performance.

• Big Red Diary: Niles Paul. From the other side: Martin Rucker (1, 2), Darnario Alexander, Jeff Wolfert

• It might not bode well for either Missouri or Nebraska that defense tends to win Big 12 championships.

• The Huskers have failed tests of composure lately at Farout Field. And second-quarter deficits are a 2007 trend NU wants to halt. Tuesday notes: 1, 2, 3*, 4

• Listen to audio clips from Tuesday's team press conference.

• Tragedy again befalls Maurice Purify as his girlfriend dies in a car crash.

• No player is more essential to Mizzou than Chase Daniel, but the QB isn't Superman. Tiger notes: 1, 2

• The two-minute drill seems to suit this Husker offense.

• Saturday's upsets give the Nebraska-Missouri game a higher profile.*

• Two Blackshirts earning praise: Zach Potter and Cortney Grixby*

• Gary Pinkel is a changed man since the death of player Aaron O’Neal.

• Coaches Callahan & Pinkel talk about Saturday's matchup. Monday notes: 1, 2

• Has it really been 10 years since the flea-kicker game of 1997?

• This is one big game that seems to be shaping up as a shootout.

• Taking stock of Saturday's defensive performance: Sam McKewon, LJS

• Steve Sipple says it's time believe all the talk about parity.

• There's pressure on Missouri to show that it belongs among the league's elite.

• See how Nebraska and Mizzou compare in key statistical categories.

• The Missouri game will have an 8:15 p.m. kickoff and an ESPN telecast. The Tigers have two weeks to focus on the Huskers.

• Missouri enters its pre-Nebraska bye week with a 38-17 win over Illinois State.

• See how things went in Missouri's spring game.