Missouri Fans and Program Trolls Kansas After Border War Win in Week 2 College Football
ESPN highlighted Missouri's rivalry jabs at Kansas as part of a roundup of trolling moments from Week 2 of the college football season.
Missouri emerged as a focal point of ESPN's Week 2 college football "trolls" roundup after the Tigers defeated rival Kansas in the annual Border War matchup, according to the outlet.
ESPN reported that Missouri had "a number of trolls" directed at the Jayhawks following the win, without detailing the final score or specific social media posts in the excerpt reviewed.
The Border War is a long-standing rivalry between the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas, with roots that predate both schools' membership in their current conferences. The matchup remains one of the more heated rivalries in the sport, often producing pointed exchanges between fan bases and athletic programs on social media.
ESPN's roundup, published as part of its ongoing college football season coverage, compiles various instances of teams, players and fan bases engaging in lighthearted rivalry banter following weekly matchups.
Further details on the specific content of Missouri's trolling efforts, as well as other examples from Week 2 cited by ESPN, were not fully specified in the available excerpt.
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