Missouri football will get its first test of the season on Saturday in CoMo against a surprising Boston College team that's No. 24 in this week's Top 25 AP ranking. BC stunned college football fans and investors by winning big on the road at Florida State.

At the time I write this, Missouri is a 16.5-point favorite over the Eagles. That's a big spread right there. In fact, this is the first time Mizzou is favored by 15 points or more against a ranked opponent in 30 years.

Will Mizzou win outright? Will Mizzou cover the point spread? The question I've been asked repeatedly this week is this: "Is Mizzou overrated?" My honest answer: Perhaps a little overrated, but I really don't have a strong opinion on it.

How will we truly know until MU starts playing tougher competition?

That challenge begins Saturday for Mizzou.