COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri hosts Middle Tennessee State in the schools 105th homecoming game and the Tigers would dearly like it to be a celebration.Missouri (2-4, 0-3 Southeastern Conference) is coming off consecutive road losses to LSU and Florida. The Tigers allowed a combined 705 rushing yards in those games as well as seven rushing touchdowns.The Blue Raiders (4-2, 2-1 Conference USA) are a pass-heavy offense, led by quarterback Brent Stockstill, who is 179 of 276 for 2,091 yards, 18 touchdowns and just five interceptions.Missouri linebacker Michael Scherer said this weeks preparation was completely different from the last few weeks.Theyre going to be spread out the whole game, Scherer said. They really like to throw screen passes. Quick stuff like that. Misdirection stuff to kind of throw you off. They have a few really talented athletes, too. If they get the ball in space, they can be dangerous.The Tigers have 10 interceptions this season, which ties Florida for the most in the SEC. Defensive coordinator DeMontie Cross believes the secondary is the strength of Missouris defense.Its hard to deny, Cross said. When those guys have been challenged down the field, theyve done a phenomenal job. Not only breaking up the ball, but coming down with quite a few of the pass attempts. Ive been really proud of those guys.Offensively, one of Missouris strengths has been its offensive line, which has given up only three sacks all season, leading the conference.Middle Tennessee State coach Rick Stockstill stressed the importance of penetration at the line of scrimmage for his team.Theyre really big, Stockstill said of Missouris offensive line. The big thing is, when you play guys that are a little bit bigger than you, is youve got to do a great job of getting off blocks. Youve got to be active. You cant be stagnant. Youve got to move. Hopefully our athleticism will enable us to get off their blocks, but theyre huge.Here are some things to watch on Saturday when the programs meet for the second time (Missouri beat the Blue Raiders 41-40 in overtime in 2003, when Tigers coach Barry Odom was a graduate assistant on Gary Pinkels coaching staff):DEFENSIVE DEFEICIECYMissouris defense was elite in 2015. Led by one of the nations top tacklers in Kentrell Brothers, the Tigers compiled 27 sacks and 106 tackles for loss, tied for sixth in the nation. This season, defensive production has been down, as the Tigers have 27 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.WHEN IT MATHERSRunning back ITavius Mathers is the Blue Raiders go-to scoring option. He has 10 of the teams last 16 touchdowns, and ranks third nationally in scoring. He leads the team in rushing with 114 carries for 725 yards and 10 touchdowns, and also has 27 catches for 302 yards and two touchdowns.SPREADING THE LOVEBoth offenses like to spread the ball around. 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It is a cliché dragged out by fans and pundits regularly when discussions take place around which teams are better than others.RIO DE JANEIRO -- Hsu Shu-Ching of Taiwan won her first Olympic gold medal Sunday when Li Yajun of China failed to complete the clean and jerk in the womens weightlifting 53-kilogram category at the Rio de Janeiro Games.Li set an Olympic record in the first round snatch by lifting 101 kilograms to take the lead into the clean and jerk. She was the last lifter to compete in the second round, and needed to lift 126 kilos to win gold. Her high entry total on the start list made her a favorite for the gold, but she failed to medal.When Li didnt complete her score, the gold went to Hsu, who lifted 100 kilos in snatch and 112 in clean and jerk for an overall score of 212 kilos. Hsu is the reigning world champion and won silver four years ago at the London Games. But London gold medalist Zulfiya Chinshanlo of Kazakhstan failed a doping retest and could have that medal revoked, which would make Hsu a double gold medalist.I am very happy and very excited, she said.Team doctor Lin Yin-Chou said Hsu was battling a strain in her thigh, and it was the intelligence of our coaches that pushed hher to gold.ddddddddddddWe have been wanting this gold medal for some time and it is especially pleasing because she has had an injury that she has been carrying, Lin said.A tearful Hidilyn Diaz of Philippines won silver after failing to medal in the last two Olympics. She lifted in the 58kg class in the 2008 Beijing Games as a 17-year-old and impressed many in the field, but she failed on all her clean and jerk attempts in London. Diaz dropped down to the lighter class for Rio, which had just seven competitors.I have tried so hard. I have stumbled many times, Diaz said. I wanted to quit, but now all of my sacrifices have paid off.Jin Hee Yoon of South Korea won bronze. She had won silver at the 2008 Beijing Games.I am very excited. I did not expect a medal at all but I am so happy I got one, she said. I did think (maybe) I would be contending for third or fourth. I tried the best I could. I do not even realize what has happened, but I am very excited. ' ' '