COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has made a clear effort to bolster his defense for the 2025 season, as seven of his 10 transfer portal pickups will benefit defensive coordinator Corey Batoon. On Saturday, Drinkwitz secured the latest signature in his Top-15 transfer class, as former Appalachian State defensive end Nate Johnson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football has started fortifying the trenches for next season. Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff made two transfer portal pickups at the offensive line position on Friday night, landing commitments from Michigan transfer Dominick Giudice and Wake Forest transfer Keagen Trost. Giudice will provide the Tigers with some versatility along
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia College Athletics is erasing the interim label from Matt Moore’s title. The department announced Moore has been promoted to the head coach of the women’s basketball program after serving as the interim leader of the team since May 22. “In our best start since the 2015 season, we can’t help but
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. NAIA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BLACKBURN (33) COLUMBIA COLLEGE (103) FINAL HS GIRLS BASKETBALL TOLTON (58) JEFFERSON CITY (57) FINAL WARRENSBURG (45) CAPITAL CITY (61) FINAL BATTLE (39) LAFAYETTE (36) FINAL BLAIR OAKS (63)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football will potentially face the departure of another true freshman talent. Courtney Crutchfield, a former consensus four-star wide receiver, announced on social media that he’s planning to put his name into the transfer portal. The Pine Bluff, Arkansas, native did not record a catch during his freshman season with the Tigers.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fifth talented transfer on the defensive side of the ball will soon call Columbia home. Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff received a pledge from former Virginia Tech safety Mose Phillips III, the second player at that position to join the Tigers this offseason. The Tennessee native will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball’s winning streak came to a screeching halt at five games, as the Tigers fell 76-63 to Oral Roberts on Wednesday night. Head coach Robin Pingeton’s team came into the game against the Golden Eagles leading the SEC and ranking fifth in the nation in 3-point percentage through the young
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz is on an absolute heater where the transfer portal is concerned. He’s brought in quite a bit of defensive talent since the portal opened up, but now he’s adding to the offensive side. Former University of Louisiana-Monroe running back Ahmad Hardy committed to Mizzou on Wednesday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For college football teams across the nation, it is the craziest time of year. Head coaches are not only dealing with preparation for upcoming bowl games, but tackling signing day, transfer portal madness, opt-outs, NFL Draft declarations and so much more. Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has been busy ever since the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz had a busy Monday in the transfer portal. Former West Virginia linebacker Josiah Trotter became the third transfer portal player to commit and sign to play at MU, on Monday. He joins former Nebraska linebacker Miaki Gbayor and Northern Illinois safety Santana Banner as new additions on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Mizzou football team works to replace some key starters on the defensive side, Tiger head coach Eli Drinkwitz signed a couple of new additions out of the portal on Monday. Former Nebraska linebacker Mikai Gbayor and former Northern Illinois safety Santana Banner are set to come to Columbia. Gbayor, a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After one season in Columbia, true freshman running back Kewan Lacy became the eighth Tiger, since the 2024 regular season ended, to enter the transfer portal. On3 first reported the news, which was then reposted by Lacy on his Instagram. He will have three years of eligibility remaining for his next school.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Eli Hoff in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Women’s Basketball has recorded its longest winning streak of the 2024-25 campaign. The Tigers outscored Lipscomb by 20 points in the second half, leading the program to a 78-57 win and its fifth consecutive victory. You can watch the full postgame press conference with head coach Robin Pingeton and players in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff have started building its next recruiting class. Defensive lineman Anthony Kennedy Jr. announced he is committing to Mizzou, becoming the first prospect to pledge to the program’s 2026 class. The Little Rock, Arkansas, native is considered a four-star recruit by 247 Sports and ESPN. Kennedy
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff have made their first splash in the transfer portal, kicking off the current 2024-25 cycle. Former Mississippi State wide receiver Kevin Coleman Jr. is transferring to Mizzou for his senior year, immediately following a junior season where he led the Bulldogs in multiple statistical categories.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball’s winning streak has reached nine straight games. The Tigers took care of business against Long Island University (LIU), winning their Saturday showdown with the Sharks 88-61 in the penultimate game of their current homestand. MU and LIU traded buckets back-and-forth through the first media timeout, but the Tigers quickly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Women’s Basketball has reached the home stretch of non-conference play. MU is tipping off the first of its final three non-conference games of the season on Sunday evening, welcoming Lipscomb to Mizzou Arena. Entering this contest, the Tigers have won eight of their last nine games, including four straight victories, dating
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball is returning to action for the first time since upsetting then-No. 1 ranked Kansas in court-storming fashion. After a six-day break, MU is preparing for Long Island University (LIU) to pay a visit to Mizzou Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Tigers are entering Saturday’s showdown in the midst
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sixth-year standout of the Mizzou wrestling program is hanging up his wrestling shoes for the final time. Noah Surtin has announced that he is medically retiring from the sport of wrestling, stepping away after suiting up for his final competition at the Cougar Clash on Dec. 7 in his hometown of
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