COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second time in the month of January, Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz made some late additions to his 2026 recruiting class. On Sunday night, a pair of high school standouts from the Kansas City area pledged to the Tigers to bring the number of prospects joining the 2026 roster to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With the January transfer window nearing closing, head coach Eli Drinkwitz is still loading up for 2026 . The Tigers landed another highly touted cornerback recruit in former Oregon Duck Sione Laulea, becoming the fifth addition to the secondary. In his time in green and yellow, Laulea picked up 10 tackles, five
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz is still hard at work in the closing days of the January transfer portal window. On Tuesday, the leader of Tiger football grabbed three more commitments out the portal, as former Michigan cornerback Elijah Dotson, former Houston edge Cavan Tuley and former UConn backup quarterback Nick Evers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Eli Hoff, who is the Mizzou Athletic beat writer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 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) Head coach Eli Drinkwitz picked up a pair of d-lineman from Florida. Jaden Jones announced his decision to join the Tigers on Saturday after spending the past three season in Tallahassee at Florida State. The edge rusher picked up seven total tackles and one pass deflection in just seven career games with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head coach Eli Drinkwitz added his third receiver from the transfer portal. The latest addition to the Tigers’ 2026 roster is former Florida wide out Naeshaun Montgomery. The true freshman was ranked as a four-star prospect out of high school. He appeared in just four games for the Gators, netting three catches
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head coach Eli Drinkwitz reached double digit transfer signings for the 2026 season. Offensive Tackle Josh Atkins committed to Mizzou on Thursday morning. Previously at Arizona State, the 6-foot-4, 315 pounder made 39 consecutive starts at left tackle and was named a captain of the team for the previous season. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second Auburn Tiger has officially committed to Mizzou. Kensley Louidor-Faustin announced on social media that he will be transferring to Mizzou for the 2026 season. In his sophomore season with Auburn, he recorded 20 tackles, three of them coming for a loss and one sack. Against MU, he netted just one
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football lands its ninth transfer and second wide receiver of the January window. Horatio Fields confirmed via his social media that he will be attending Mizzou for next year. He played in just 4 games for the Tigers this year before going down with an injury. In 2024 with Wake Forest,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head coach Eli Drinkwitz just beefed up his o-line with the team’s eighth transfer of the portal window. Mississippi State transfer Jack Work announced on his social media that he will be joining the Tigers for next year. In his two years with the Bulldogs, he made 22 appearances and 14 starts.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Over the course of just two days, Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has made six transfer portal acquisitions, with the latest coming in the form of a pair of standout freshmen. On Tuesday night, former Notre Dame safety JaDon Blair and Houston Christian running back Xai’Shaun Edwards pledged to the Tigers. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football is losing one of its top defensive players to the transfer portal. On Tuesday, defensive end Damon Wilson confirmed on his Instagram that he is entering the transfer portal after one season in Columbia. He made the most of that first year as a Tiger, after transferring in from Georgia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football has signed its transfer portal quarterback. Former Ole Miss QB Austin Simmons has already made it official in Columbia, signing a deal with the Tigers, as first reported by 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer. Simmons has since confirmed the news on his social media accounts. That move comes after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz added one of the best talents in the transfer portal to his 2026 roster. Former Auburn starting linebacker Robert Woodyard Jr. confirmed his commitment by reposting the news on his social media accounts, on Monday night. He will come to Columbia after a season where he ranked
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz’s first two additions from the transfer portal addressed two of his biggest needs for the 2026 season: cornerback and wide receiver. Coach Eli’s very first portal addition of the offseason came from one of the top programs in college football, as former Oregon cornerback Jahlil Florence reportedly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the midst of transfer portal madness, Mizzou football is also working to re-sign standout players from its roster to the 2026 campaign. On Monday, head coach Eli Drinkwitz managed to lock down a few more signatures. Defensive end Daeden Hopkins, tight ends Gavin Hoffman and Jordon Harris, defensive tackle Jalen Marshall
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Christmas may be in the rearview mirror, but ‘flipmas’ season is far from over. On Monday, Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz made a late addition to his 2026 recruiting class in flipping the commitment of three-star defensive lineman Jocques Felix from Iowa State to Mizzou. With the St. Louis native’s commitment, MU’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The number of Mizzou football players that have opted to hit the transfer portal has grown to 20. The latest reportedly came on Friday afternoon, when CBS Sports and 247sports insiders broke that starting safety Marvin Burks Jr. entered the transfer portal. The St. Louis native spent three seasons in Columbia, making
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Since the regular-season ended, Mizzou wide receiver room has slowly, but surely empties out due to transfer portal chaos. On Friday, wide receiver Daniel Blood confirmed on his social media that he is set to be the fourth Tiger wide receiver to throw his name into the transfer portal. He joins the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four critical pieces of Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz’s roster are returning for the 2026 season. On Friday, the total of players who have re-signed a deal with the team for next season swelled to 10, with tight end Brett Norfleet, kicker Blake Craig, defensive end Darris Smith and safety Trajen Greco
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