This picture, apparently of Missouri mascot Truman the Tiger hitting a bong, has been making the rounds on Reddit. It has been all downhill for Missouri since joining the SEC...

DeLoss Dodds, the University of Texas athletic director, seems to be on some sort of mission to shift the focus away from all the negativity around the football program in Austin – suspensions, the team’s struggles, Mack Brown’s job security – to other sports or schools. Dodds recently said college basketball was in “shambles,” and the sport went on an unprecedented run of upsets and buzzer beaters. His latest target? For some reason, Dodds took a jab at Missouri in the Statesman...

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“We’re going to have good years again,” Dodds promised. “Our bad years are not that bad. Take a school like Missouri. Our bad years are better than their good years. But we’ve created a standard.”

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After spending the past 12 seasons with Missouri's staff, offensive coordinator and assistant head coach David Yost has resigned for personal reasons, the school announced Monday. Yost said in a release through the school...

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"First off, I want to thank Coach Pinkel for an amazing 17 years," "He has done so much for me and I'm just so grateful for the faith that he showed in me and all of the opportunities that he sent my way. I also want to thank Mike Alden for the support he has given me personally, and to our program. Mizzou is a special place, and I know that we're positioned to do great things going forward.

"There are a lot of factors that played into the process of coming to my decision. I feel like I've had a great run here and that it's just the right time to turn it over to someone else. On one hand, it's a really hard decision to make, but on the other hand, I feel good that it's the right decision at the right time for me.

"I'm going to miss our staff, they're like brothers to me, and not being around our players, that's hard to think about how tough that will be."

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Missouri has suspended defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson for Saturday's game against Syracuse for a violation of team rules, sources close to the program told ESPN.com. Richardson missed class multiple times and failed to complete the punishment given to him for missing the class, sources said.

Missouri right tackle Justin Britt will miss the remainder of the season after injuring his right knee against Florida. The junior starter left the Tigers' loss at Florida (No. 6 BCS, No. 7 AP) in the second quarter Saturday. After the game, coach Gary Pinkel speculated that Britt tore the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee. Pinkel said Monday that the extent of the injury will be known when Britt has surgery Nov. 16.