COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following a heartbreaking loss in rivalry action against South Carolina on Saturday, the Mizzou football team dropped out of the AP Top-25. It’s the second time since Week 11 of the college football season that head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company have fallen out of the Associated Press’ Top-25 teams in the
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (KMIZ) For the first time in five seasons, the Mayor’s Cup will reside in Columbia, South Carolina. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Tiger head coach Eli Drinkwitz in the video player below. The No. 23 Mizzou football team fell just short of a comeback win on the road at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 23 Mizzou’s initial injury report for its battle with South Carolina has undergone a few changes since its Wednesday release. MU wide receiver Mookie Cooper will officially miss his third consecutive contest after being ruled ‘out’ for Saturday’s game on Thursday, and linebacker Brayshawn Littlejohn has been removed from the team’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 23 Mizzou’s starting quarterback is in danger of missing another game due to injury. Brady Cook has officially been listed as ‘doubtful’ to suit up on Saturday at No. 21 South Carolina, along with wide receiver Mookie Cooper, who did not play in the team’s last two contests. Cook is still
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following a dramatic win over Oklahoma over the weekend, the Mizzou football team moved up one spot in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, coming in at No. 23. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company are one of nine Southeastern Conference teams that appeared in the second playoff rankings of the season.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The injury bug keeps biting for the Mizzou football team. During Tuesday’s weekly press conference, Tiger head coach Eli Drinkwitz announced that starting center Connor Tollison is out for the season with a leg injury. The Missouri-native is set to get surgery on his leg, which will end his year, prematurely, for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following a standout effort in the win against Oklahoma on Saturday, Mizzou linebacker Triston Newson was tabbed as the SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week, on Monday. It is the first time that the Mississippi-native has ever earned a conference nod in a Tiger uniform. For the Tigers, its the team’s third
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The season is winding to a close after Mizzou’s big, last-minute win over the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday. The Tigers have three games remaining in the regular season. Their opponents are South Carolina, Mississippi State and Arkansas, in that order. Eli Drinkwitz said after the game that his team is still in the hunt for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has said it time and time again in his Mizzou tenure: football is a four quarter game. Nothing proved that more than the win his team grabbed in the renewed rivalry against Oklahoma on Saturday night. After posting less than 100 yards of total offense in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Andy Humphrey, co-host of KTGR’s ‘The Big Show,’ in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One week after going unranked, the Mizzou football team made its way back into the AP Poll, following a thrilling win over Oklahoma on Saturday night. The Tigers are now the No. 24 team in the nation. The ranking comes after a standout defensive performance and gritty play from MU’s backup quarterback
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s late fourth-quarter surge propelled the team to a comeback victory in the renewal of a century-old rivalry. The Tigers scored 14 unanswered points in the final two minutes of Saturday’s contest to win the program’s 97th all-time meeting with Oklahoma 30-23 under the lights of Faurot Field. You can watch extended
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Missouri Tigers are set to face off against one of their oldest rivals, the Oklahoma Sooners, fans are reminded to possibly change their gameday plans as Memorial Stadium undergoes construction. The preliminary work for the Memorial Stadium Improvements Project started Oct. 14. Parking Lot B in the Northeast corner of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday, the Mizzou football team will host Oklahoma at Faurot Field for the first time since 2010, as the Tigers and the Sooners will be starting a new chapter in this storied grudge fest. Former Mizzou head coach Gary Pinkel described these matchups as, “remarkably competitive.” He said, “I think each
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Changes could be on the way to how the University of Missouri funds its athletic department. The university is bracing for an additional expense of up to $22 million to cover the cost of a $2.8 billion class action lawsuit against the NCAA, which alleges that Power Five conferences’ policies unlawfully prevented
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 24 Mizzou has released its first injury updates since falling to No. 11 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. MU listed starting quarterback Brady Cook and leading rusher Nate Noel as ‘questionable’ on its initial Week 11 injury report on Wednesday. The team has also labeled wide receiver Mookie Cooper and linebacker Brayshawn Littlejohn
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team landed at No. 24 ranking in the first College Football Playoff Selection Committee rankings of the season, on Tuesday night. The news comes just days after MU fell out of the AP Top-25, following the loss to Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company are 6-2
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The old grudge fest between Mizzou and Oklahoma football, which dates back to 1902, will return on Saturday night at Faurot Field. For the first time since 2011, Mizzou and Oklahoma will meet on the gridiron, this time as SEC opponents. The Tigers held their weekly press conferences, on Tuesday, ahead of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou faces an old Big 12 foe this week when the Oklahoma Sooners come to town. Except now, both teams are in the SEC. The Tigers were last on the field over a week ago, suffering a shutout loss to Alabama. Now the team will look to get back on track after
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time in 2024, the Mizzou football team is not ranked in the AP Top-25. The Tigers did still receive votes, but, following a bye week, MU went from being the No. 25 overall team to an unranked team. MU will head into Week 11 of the college football season
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