Beau Pribulais good to go.
Pribula,Missouri football's starting quarterback,was removed from theTigers' SEC-mandated availability report Friday night, which means he is expected to be available for MU's game against Oklahoma on Saturday on the road.
That's a stunning development onan injury that once appeared like it was going to cost Pribula the remainder of the 2025 regular season. Just four weeks after sustaining a "non-fractured dislocated ankle" against Vanderbilt on Oct. 25, the quarterback looks likely to be the Tigers' starter in Norman.
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The Tigers never set an official timetable for a return for Pribula, but the typical recovery period for his injury designation made it unlikely he would return in the regular season.
Now, he's cleared to play.
The SEC-mandated reports are required of member organizations every night beginning Wednesday in the leadup to an in-conference matchup, with the final report publishing 90 minutes before kickoff.
The possible designations, from most likely to play to least likely, are as follows: available; probable; questionable; doubtful; out.
Pribula was doubtful on every pregame Mizzou report ahead of the Tigers' win over Mississippi State this past Saturday and even came out for early pregame warmups, running through non-contact drills on Faurot Field without any visible aid on his ankle or clear limitation to his movement. He was, however, ruled out shortly before gametime.
He debuted on Mizzou's Wednesday report as 'doubtful' before being upgraded to 'questionable' on Thursday and fully cleared to play Friday.
In the event Pribula is still unable to play, which is unlikely based on comments made by Mizzou coach Eli Drinkwitz on Tuesday and the SEC report, then freshman Matt Zollers would make the third start of his college career.
Drinkwitz said Tuesday if and when Pribula returns, he is still the Tigers' QB1.
He also indicated Tuesday the team would use an abundance of caution on bringing Pribula back into the mix against an Oklahoma defense that is as aggressive at attacking the quarterback as perhaps any in the country.
"I think we'll probably huddle as a group and make a call," Drinkwitz said. "You know, the very first thing, and the most important thing, is the student-athlete's health and wellbeing. And playing against an elite defense, you don't want to put somebody out there who can't compete at the highest level. And knowing how aggressive and attacking they (Oklahoma) are, it would be a detriment to our team, and to Beau, to put him out there if he's not able to play up to his level."
Missouri and Oklahoma will release one final follow-up availability report 90 minutes before Saturday's game.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Is Beau Pribula going to play today vs Oklahoma? Mizzou QB good to go
