ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) After signing an undrafted free agent deal with the San Francisco 49ers earlier this year, Mizzou Football alum Cody Schrader also now has the opportunity to take his talents to the United Football League (UFL). The former consensus NCAA All-American was chosen in the second round of the UFL College Draft
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DALLAS, Texas (KMIZ) Before joining the SEC, Mizzou football faced Oklahoma and Texas more than 100 combined times during its Big Eight and Big 12 Conference eras. Now, after more than a decade of playing in separate leagues, those three programs have reunited. The Sooners and Longhorns have officially joined the Southeastern Conference, making their
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DALLAS, Texas (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is now one step closer to kickoff. The Tigers tackled the 2024 edition of SEC Media Days in Dallas, on Tuesday. MU came into the event off of the best season its seen in the head coach Eli Drinkwitz era, capturing 11 wins in 2023. However, the team
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation on ABC 17 SportsZone at 10:30 on KMIZ. The pair covered all the big storylines headed into the 2024 season, including building on the momentum from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz continued his hot streak on the recruiting trail, on Wednesday, as four-star safety Charles Bass committed to the Tigers. The East St. Louis native picked the Tigers over offers from Illinois, Arkansas and Kansas State. Bass, coming in at 6-foot-2, 185-pound, also had a slew of other
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The leader of Mizzou Football is already in the hunt for a prestigious coaching honor. Eli Drinkwitz is one of the 21 college football coaches featured on the 2024 Dodd Trophy preseason watch list. The Dodd Trophy is named after College Football Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Dodd. It is awarded to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2024 edition of SEC Media Days will be a star-studded affair for the Mizzou football team. On Monday, the Southeastern Conference announced that, in addition to head coach Eli Drinkwitz, quarterback Brady Cook, wide receiver Luther Burden and defensive tackle Kristian Williams will all be in attendance in Dallas. Mizzou’s appearance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four consecutive days of Class of 2025 commitments. Eli Drinkwitz and his coaching staff secured another win on the recruiting trail on Sunday, earning a pledge from three-star prospect Keiton Jones. The interior offensive lineman chose Mizzou over Kansas State and Arkansas. The 6-foot-4, 315-pound prospect is rated as a three-star recruit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For a third consecutive day, Eli Drinkwitz and his coaching staff have added a four-star prospect to their 2025 recruiting class. Offensive tackle Lamont Rogers announced live on social media that he is committing to Mizzou over Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M. He held offers from 37 college football programs. The 6-foot-7,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On back-to-back days, Eli Drinkwitz and his coaching staff have added another highly sought-after playmaker for their wide receiver room. Consensus four-star prospect Donovan Olugbode announced he is committing to Mizzou over Washington, Oregon, USC and Florida. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound wide receiver received 25 total offers from college football programs across the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football fans did not have to wait until sunset to see some 4th of July fireworks. Eli Drinkwitz and his coaching staff kicked off an important recruiting stretch by securing a commitment from Jayvan Boggs, who chose the Tigers over Georgia, USC and UCF. The 6-foot, 200-pound wide receiver is ranked
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletic Director Laird Veatch has officially hit the 60-day mark on the job in Columbia. As a result, he will give a presentation to the UM Board of Curators on Thursday afternoon to update them on his early priorities for the department. On Wednesday, Veatch met with the media in Springfield,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz added another playmaker to his 2025 recruiting class on Sunday night, as three-star cornerback Mark Manfred announced he is coming to Columbia. Manfred is the 12th recruit to commit to Drinkwitz’s Class of 2025. The group is currently ranked No. 18 in the nation, according to On3’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz and his coaching staff have landed three commitments from high school recruits this week alone. On Friday evening, Jamarion Morrow became the 10th prospect to commit to MU’s 2025 recruiting class, choosing the Tigers over Ole Miss, Alabama, Georgia and several other schools. Morrow is listed as a four-star prospect
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ESPN released the approximate start times for the remainder of the 2024 SEC football season, on Tuesday, after announcing the start times for the first three weeks of action on May 30. For weeks four through 14 of the 2024 SEC campaign, the game windows will be defined as follows: Early –
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz landed a commitment from three-star offensive lineman Henry Fenuku on Monday afternoon. The Texas native’s pledge to MU gives the Tigers eight commitments in the Class of 2025. Funuku chose Drinkwitz and company over offers from Georgia, Florida, Ole Miss, Ohio State, Florida State and others. Coming
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s Brady Cook officially held his first youth football camp on Sunday afternoon. 175 people registered to participate in the Brady Cook Youth Football Camp, powered by TruEdge Sports, at Rock Bridge High School, which gave all the young athletes the opportunity to compete in football drills and learn from the Cotton
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ The Mizzou football team knows the kickoff time for two more of its home games during the 2024 season. On Thursday, the SEC released all of the TV and kickoff information for the first three weeks of the season. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company will face Buffalo at Faurot Field on
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PHOENIX, Ariz. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football star Darius Robinson is on board for four years in Arizona, after putting pen to paper on his rookie contract on Tuesday. Multiple reports said that Robinson is fully guaranteed $13.9 million in his deal, as well as a $6.9 million signing bonus. As is the standard with first-rounder
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou safety Isaac Thompson announced on his social media that he will be medically retiring from football after two years with the Tiger program. The St. Louis native came to Columbia as a four-star recruit out of SLUH in the Class of 2022, however, he battled injury his entire time playing for
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