JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lincoln football team will be in search of new leadership for the 2024 season, as head coach Jermaine Gales turned in his resignation, on Monday. The news came after Gales went 0-22 in his two seasons as the Blue Tigers’ coach, in 2022 and 2023. In the meantime, defensive coordinator
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four Mizzou football players made AP All-American teams, on Monday. Running back Cody Schrader is the lone Tiger featured on the first-team All-American list. You can find a full list of the MU players featured below. First team – running back Cody SchraderSecond team – defensive back Kris Abrams-Draine and wide receiver
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz landed a commitment from ex-Georgia State running back Marcus Carroll, on Monday morning. The Georgia-native ranked No. 7 in the FBS in his senior season 1,350 rushing yards on 274 carries, along with 13 touchdowns. He also was a threat in the passing game, catching 23 passes
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels from LSU was one of seven players in either their fifth or sixth season of college football selected to The Associated Press All-America team announced Monday. Daniels, a fifth-year quarterback, won the Heisman and AP player of the year honors last week
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou men’s basketball alum and SEC color commentator Jarrett Sutton 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) Stephens College opened up AMC play with a 77-66 victory over Columbia College in a crosstown clash at Silverthorne Arena. The Stars’ overall record is now 6-4 after this victory on Sunday afternoon. Stephens College started the game with an 11-2 scoring run to build a quick nine-point lead over Columbia College
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SAINT JOSEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team fell to No. 13 Kansas State 84-56 in the inaugural Bill Snyder Classic on Saturday night, snapping the Tigers’ two-game winning streak. Robin Pingeton’s team now holds a 7-4 record with two games left until SEC play begins. You can watch the full postgame press conference
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (KMIZ) Confidence was high for the Mizzou men’s basketball team, out of the gates, against No. 2 Kansas on Saturday, as the Tigers held a lead over the Jayhawks for much of the first half. However, the second-ranked team in the land went on to defend the home court with a 73-64. You
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dennis Gates and the Mizzou Men’s Basketball team are preparing to face the No. 2 ranked Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday night, renewing one of college basketball’s most storied rivalries. The Tigers will be searching for their first win against Kansas since Feb. 2012 and the team’s first victory at Allen Fieldhouse since
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team cruised past Missouri State 81-63 on Wednesday night to pick up the team’s seventh win of the season. The Tigers now hold a 7-3 overall record with three games left in non-conference play. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Mizzou basketball coach Robin Pingeton
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Toriano Pride, the No. 1 ranked cornerback in the college football transfer portal, announced on Wednesday night that he is committing to the Mizzou football team. Pride is the first transfer Eli Drinkwitz and his staff have landed in their 2024 class. Pride is listed as a four-star transfer by 247 Sports,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz was voted the SEC’s Coach of the Year by the conference’s head coaches on Wednesday afternoon. Mizzou quarterback Brady Cook also received some recognition, being named the SEC’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Drinkwitz earned this honor after leading the Tigers to their first 10-win season since 2014
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just one day after being named the AP SEC Coach of the Year, Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz made another, prestigious list. The fourth-year head coach is officially a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year. It will be Drinkwitz’s second-career finalist nod for the honor. His first came in
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team will host its second in-state foe in a week, as Missouri State will come to the Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 6. The Tigers won the first in-state meeting of the season, on Saturday. Head coach Robin Pingeton and company dominated Southeast Missouri State, 88-43. Five players got
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KMIZ) Mizzou running back Cody Schrader will return to Columbia with some hardware, following the annual Burlsworth Trophy award show, on Monday night. The Tiger standout won the award, which is given to the most outstanding college football player who started his career as a walk-on. The former Division II running back’s story
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Associated Press tabbed Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz as the SEC Coach of the Year, on Monday, following his best season at the helm of Tiger football. Drinkwitz led MU to the program’s first 10-win season since 2014. Mizzou is the No. 9-ranked team in the land and will meet Ohio
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 9 Mizzou football team has punched its ticket to the Cotton Bowl to face No. 7 Ohio State, on Friday, Dec. 29. You can watch the full press conference with head coach Eli Drinkwitz, after the bowl announcement in the video player below. https://youtu.be/vEpgwUnlu3U It’ll be MU’s second Cotton Bowl
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the Columbia Tribune’s sports editor Chris Kwiecinski 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 guard Sean East II recorded his fifth 20-plus point performance of the season, leading the Tigers to an 82-72 win over Wichita State. Mizzou’s record is now 7-2 heading into the Border Showdown with the rival Kansas Jayhawks. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Mizzou basketball coach Dennis
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GRAPEVINE, Texas. (KMIZ) After snapping then-No. 1 Georgia’s 29-game win streak in the SEC Championship game, on Saturday, the Alabama Crimson Tide snuck into the College Football Playoffs, on Sunday. The Tide will be the representative for the Southeastern Conference. The full semifinal slate is listed below. MichiganWashingtonTexasAlabama The Tide will face No. 1 Michigan
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