Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk remains hopeful there will be fall sports at MU this year. “I’m back to being pretty dang optimistic about what’s going on. I’ve had my highs and lows,” Sterk said. “I don’t control the virus, but I think the next two weeks will really determine if we can get to
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Despite missing months of practice due to COVID-19, Missouri football is still moving forward with the installation of Eli Drinkwitz’s new offense. There has not been a lot of information on what this new offense could translate to on the field. “It’s very fast tempo. You’ve got to know what you’re doing
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Many aspects of MU football have changed over the past few months, but the defense is not one of them. It is moving forward with much of the same staff and schemes, but also a new leader. Nick Bolton isn’t an unfamiliar name to Tiger fans. “He is the guy. Nick Bolton
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou football is now working with the three notable grad transfers Eli Drinkwitz brought in over the offseason. Damon Hazelton, Mike Maietti, and Keke Chism all transferred to the university for their final year of eligibility. Hazelton came to Missouri from Virginia Tech where he nabbed at eight touchdowns in the 2019-2020
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) MU football players said they understand the precautions the university is taking in reducing the capacity at Faurot Field. On Monday, Mizzou officials confirmed that the stadium would reach no more than 25 percent capacity this year due to COVID-19. Eli Drinkwitz said the decision doesn’t change anything for him. “Obviously playing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said he will not name a starting quarterback prior to the Tigers opener against Alabama on Sept. 26. “I’ll just break the news for y’all today,” Drinkwitz said during a Zoom news conference on Tuesday. “I ain’t announcing it, so don’t worry about it Week One. We
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team held its first official preseason practice on Monday. The Tigers will kick off the season on Sept. 26 at home against Alabama. Here’s MU’s full 2020 schedule: 9/26: Alabama at Mizzou10/3: Mizzou at Tennessee10/10: Mizzou at LSU10/17: Vanderbilt at Mizzou10/24: Mizzou at Florida10/31: Kentucky at Mizzou11/7: BYE WEEK11/14:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel held the second annual GP M.A.D.E. Foundation golf tournament on Monday. There were 206 participants, including several former MU football players. The tournament was once again held at The Club at Old Hawthorne. Pinkel held the event in order to raise money for his GP M.A.D.E Foundation.
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on former Rock Bridge star Nate Peat in this week’s virtual Sunday Sit-down segment. Peat is a running back at Stanford, but his sophomore season was postponed due to COVID-19. “It was pretty disappointing,” Peat said. “We saw it coming, and we understand the circumstances.” You can watch
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KANSAS CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced it will be suspending all sports until January 1, 2021. The conference said the decision became final after the NCAA announced that it would be canceling all fall championships . Conference officials said they will be looking into moving soccer, volleyball, and football to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will begin preseason practices on Monday, and the players are excited to be back out on the field. We spoke with linebacker Jamal Brooks, offensive lineman Case Cook and wide out Barrett Banister on Thursday. You can watch the full interviews below. They all three spoke about encouraging
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz met with reporters on a Zoom news conference on Wednesday ahead of fall camp. You can watch the entire interview in the video player above. Coach Drinkwitz said the Tigers are going to do everything they can to play football this fall. As of now, the SEC,
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Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk said he has every reason to believe football preseason practices will begin next week. He released this statement on Monday afternoon: “Since college athletics stopped back in March, the Southeastern Conference has not rushed its decision-making processes while working collaboratively to develop plans for all sports to return to play
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CLEVELAND, Oh (KMIZ) The Mid-American Conference canceled its 2020 football season on Saturday morning due to concerns surrounding COVID-19. The conference is looking into making up fall sports in the 2021 spring season. The decision includes football, cross country, field hockey, soccer, and volleyball. pic.twitter.com/GJZqGpQBMr— #MACtion (@MACSports) August 8, 2020 Conference officials said the decision
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou football added two conference games to their schedule on Friday, as a result of the changes due to COVID-19. The Tigers will now host the Alabama Crimson Tide and meet the LSU Tigers this fall. The new schedule features teams scheduled before COVID-19, including South Carolina, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee. Let's rock.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The SEC touched on testing and mask usage in its required protocols for fall sports. The conference said that protocols will continue to change throughout the season, as more updates come surrounding COVID-19. “Our health experts have guided us though each stage of preparation for the safe return of activity and, together
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The NCAA released additional requirements schools must meet in order to participate in any sort of fall postseason play this fall. NCAA President Mark Emmert said the health and safety is their primary concern. “Student-athletes should never feel pressured into playing their sport if they do not believe it is safe to
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The Mizzou football team’s fall camp has been pushed back to August 17. The SEC made the league-wide mandate on Tuesday. MU was originally scheduled to start fall camp on Friday. The SEC said the new calendar is based on the recommendations of the SEC’s Return to Activiity and Medical Guidance Task Force. According to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football players L’Damian Washington and Jerrell Jackson are hosting a football camp August 3-6 in Columbia. The four-day camp will be held at West Middle School from 10-11:30 a.m. each day. Kids ages 10-18 can participate. Here’s a link to find out more details on the camp. Washington said there
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou volleyball coach Josh Taylor is doing his best to keep his players informed and ready for the upcoming season. You can watch our full interview with Taylor in the video player above. “I think the biggest thing is being prepared and having plans for a bunch of different scenarios that can
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