COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mizzou spokesperson has confirmed with ABC17 Sports that cornerbacks coach Aaron Fletcher has resigned from his position. They could not confirm where he was headed, but reports said he will serve as Arizona State’s defensive backs coach. Fletcher’s departure comes about a week after fellow defensive backs coach Charlie Harbison announced
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NORMAN, Okla. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou wide receiver L’Damian Washington announced that he will be serving as an offensive analyst for the Oklahoma Sooners, beginning in the 2022 season. The MU alum put together quite a career in the black and gold, finishing with 100 receptions for 1,735 yards and 15 touchdowns. Washington spent some time
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two current Mizzou football coaches will have additional duties heading into the 2022 season. MU said that special teams coordinator Erik Link will now also coach tight ends, while linebackers coach D.J. Smith will also serve as the recruiting coordinator. The announcement comes after Mizzou’s former tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel looked back on his Hall of Fame career on Tuesday in front of friends, family and local reporters. Pinkel is a part of the 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class. It was officially announced on Monday, but he said he found out about the news
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has a new opponent for its Week 1 matchup to start the 2022 season. The Tigers will now host Louisiana Tech on Saturday, Sept. 3 at Faurot Field. MU was originally scheduled to play at Middle Tennessee. “I’m grateful to our administration and everyone involved in bringing a
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COLUMBA, Mo. (KMIZ) Longtime Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel is headed to the College Football Hall of Fame. The 2022 class was announced on Monday afternoon on ESPN. Pinkel is one of three coaches in the 2022 Hall of Fame class. 18 players will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as well.
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By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Nearly stumbling heading into the playoffs, Nick Bolton and the Kansas City Chiefs gathered themselves just in time to thunder into the postseason with an AFC-best 12 wins. They’ll learn Sunday if that’s enough to get them a first-round bye. “We’re ready to go wherever
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou defensive lineman Kobie Whiteside has officially declared for the 2022 NFL Draft. The graduate student took to Twitter on Friday evening to make the announcement. He said, “the experiences I had here were truly amazing, from the roaring crowds to the time I spent in class. These experiences helped form
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team announced that two coaches will take the reigns of the defensive line heading into the 2022 season. Current assistant Al Davis will take over the interior defensive line and former Indiana assistant Kevin Peoples will coach the edge defensive line. “Al Davis and Kevin Peoples are strong coaches
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics said it received a $5.2 million commitment to establish a men’s basketball endowment on Friday afternoon. MU Athletics Director Desiree Reed-Francois said the gift came from the Whitten family, who are longtime supporters of Tiger athletics. To honor the family’s donation, the Mizzou men’s basketball head coaching position will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo plans to enter the transfer portal. He confirmed his decision to ABC 17 News on Thursday. PowerMizzou was the first to report the news. The SEC All-Freshman Team member played in 12 games for the Tigers this past season. Wingo had 27 tackles, including two for a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Tiger quarterback Connor Bazelak announced his commitment to Indiana on Thursday afternoon, just two weeks after he entered the transfer portal. The quarterback will have three years of eligibility left with the Hoosiers. Bazelak appeared in 11 games and threw for 2,540 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions through the 2021
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team announced that safeties coach Charlie Harbison will be stepping away from his full-time role to deal with family matters in North Carolina. “Coach Cheese [Harbison] will remain a valued member of our program moving forward and we appreciate his commitment to Mizzou football,” head coach Eli Drinkwitz said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou safety Shawn Robinson entered the transfer portal on Wednesday, after spending three season with the Tigers. The TCU-transfer originally came to Columbia as a quarterback, sitting out in 2019 due to NCAA transfer rules. He spent the beginning of the 2020 season in a competition for a starting position with former
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou safety Martez Manuel announced that he will be coming back for one more year in the black and gold, as he will finish out his senior year in 2022. The Columbia-native has put together quite a career with the Tigers. Through the 2021 season, Manuel recorded 4.5 sacks, 77 tackles, one
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman and ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones put together a list of the Top 10 Mid-Missouri sports stories of 2021. TOP 10 LIST Mizzou hires Desiree Reed-Francois as athletic directorMizzou fires athletic director Jim SterkNCAA allows student-athletes to profit off their name, image and likenessMizzou football signs record-breaking recruiting classMizzou softball
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou quarterback Connor Bazelak has entered the transfer portal after spending three seasons with the program. He announced his decision on social media on Thursday. Bazelak started 11 of MU’s 12 regular season games this season, but head coach Eli Drinkwitz elected to go with Brady Cook at quarterback for the Armed
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FORT WORTH, Tex. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team came up just short against Army in the Armed Forces Bowl on Wednesday night. The Black Knights kicked a game-winning field goal as time expired to beat the Tigers 24-22. The Tigers were short-handed on Wednesday as they played without All-American running back Tyler Badie. The SEC’s
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FORT WORTH, Texas. (KMIZ) MU running back Tyler Badie will not play in Mizzou’s Armed Forces Bowl matchup against Army, as the senior has declared for the 2022 NFL Draft. Instead, the Tigers will start graduate running back Dawson Downing. The team announced that Badie will still attend the game as a captain. Via Instagram,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman spoke with St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Benjamin Hochman in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player below.
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