COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Defensive lineman Jayden Jernigan is taking his first steps toward starting an NFL career. Jernigan announced on social media on Friday evening that he will declare for the upcoming NFL Draft. The Texas native played two seasons with Mizzou after transferring from Oklahoma State after the 2021 season. In his two seasons
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The Mizzou men’s basketball team isn’t throwing out the record books, by any means. The Tigers are 8-5 headed into the start of conference play, however, the team does recognize an opportunity with that new start.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL OZARK CHRISTIAN (65) COLUMBIA COLLEGE (93) FINAL COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL OZARK CHRISTIAN (31) COLUMBIA COLLEGE (83) FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL BOWLING GREEN (51) MEXICO (70) FINAL SOUTH SHELBY (29)
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BATON ROUGE, La. (KMIZ) Mizzou Women’s Basketball committed 18 turnovers on Thursday night, propelling LSU to a 92-72 win on its home floor. The Baton Rouge Tigers turned Mizzou’s giveaways into 29 points in this contest. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Mizzou basketball coach Robin Pingeton in the video player below.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou wide receiver Theo Wease Jr. will run it back with the Tigers in 2024. Wease Jr. announced on social media on Thursday that he will be coming back to play another season with Mizzou. Wease Jr. emerged as one of Brady Cook’s top two targets after transferring from Oklahoma to Mizzou
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive lineman Realus George Jr. became the fourth Tiger on Thursday to announce that they are declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft. The graduate student is now the sixth Mizzou defensive player to reveal their plans to take their football talents to the professional level. George Jr. spent three seasons with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s new single-season rushing record holder is taking his football talents to the next level. Running back Cody Schrader announced on social media that he is declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft. Schrader’s story took the college football world by storm this season. He started his collegiate career at the NCAA Division
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two more defensive players on the Mizzou football team are officially starting their NFL journeys. Defensive back Kris Abrams-Draine and defensive lineman Nyles Gaddy announced on social media that they will be declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft. Abrams-Draine spent his entire four-year collegiate career with the Tigers. He was a four-star
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Westminster football program has found its next leader. The college announced on Wednesday that Luke Butts will take over for John Welty as Westminster’s new head football coach. Welty retired after the 2023 season, ending his 24-year career with the Westminster football program. Butts served as defensive coordinator at Lake Forest
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COLUBMIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 2 Mizzou wrestling team rallied back from a six-point deficit to defeat No. 11 Virginia Tech, 22-17, and also remain undefeated in the 2023-24 season, on Tuesday night. The Tigers lost four out of the first five matches in the Top-11 dual at the Hearnes Center. That lone win came
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive back Jaylon Carlies became the third Tiger to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft since MU’s win over Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, on Tuesday evening. Carlies played all four of his college years with the Tigers and will look to make it to the next level with one
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics confirmed, on Tuesday, that Tiger wide receiver Chance Luper has entered the transfer portal. Luper, the son of current runnings backs coach Curtis Luper, will have a couple years of eligibility left to use at another school. The Texas-native and former three-star recruit has not seen the field since 2021.
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Milroe caught a low snap on fourth down in overtime at the Rose Bowl and ran straight ahead into wall of blue and maize. That wall of Michigan defenders had been hardened by the Wolverines’ violent practice drills. Toughened by two previous College Football
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Star defensive end Darius Robinson is headed to the NFL Draft. The longtime Mizzou player made the announcement on New Year’s Day. “My five years at Mizzou have been filled with unforgettable moments, fostering a culture and brotherhood that created irreplaceable bonds,” he said on social media. “Big thanks to everyone who
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Kyle Helms brought on KSHB sports anchor Aaron Ladd in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down to recap Mizzou’s Cotton Bowl win over Ohio State. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just two days after defeating No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has received a contract extension. The UM Board of Curators approved an extension on Sunday for Drinkwitz that lasts through the 2028 season, according to a press release. Drinkwitz was named the SEC Coach
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball wrapped up its non-conference schedule with a dominant 92-59 win over Central Arkansas on Saturday evening, behind a season-high 25-point performance from Tamar Bates. The Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak with Saturday’s win and will enter SEC play with an 8-5 record. Dennis Gates’ crew grabbed the lead
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ARLINGTON, Texas. (KMIZ) The No. 9 Mizzou football team ended a magical season in fitting fashion, with confetti raining down at AT&T Stadium. The Tigers are the 2023 Cotton Bowl champions, after a 14-3 win over No. 7 Ohio State on Friday night. With the New Year’s Six bowl win, head coach Eli Drinkwitz and
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DALLAS, Tx. (KMIZ) Defensive lineman Darius Robinson has played in 46 games over his five-year collegiate career with Mizzou. Friday night will be his final game in a Tiger uniform. During an interview on Wednesday, Robinson said the emotions of playing in his last collegiate game are starting to sink in. “On Monday, I got
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ARLINGTON, Texas. (KMIZ) Mizzou quarterback Brady Cook grew up loving his hometown team. If there was a Tiger basketball game on TV that night, he was watching it. If the football team was at Faurot Field, so was he. The St. Louis native grew up watching all the big moments, including an unforgettable 2013 letdown
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