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WATCH: Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz takes questions after spring practices
Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz was set to take questions from reporters Wednesday morning.
Continue ReadingMizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz was set to take questions from reporters Wednesday morning.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football closed out its third week of spring camp with its annual Black & Gold Spring Game on Saturday afternoon at Faurot Field. Team Black defeated Team Gold 10-9 in a contest that was mostly highlighted by defense. “These guys have put in work for the past two-and-a-half, three weeks, so
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football fans will get their first glimpse at Eli Drinkwitz’s 2024 team in game action on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers are getting set for the annual Black & Gold Spring Game and are excited to compete against each other for some bragging rights. “The core value in the building is always
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) There is a lot of continuity on the offensive side of the football for Mizzou, between offensive coordinator Kirby Moore returning, quarterback Brady Cook leading for another season and a stacked wide receiver room. However, head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company will have to figure out what the running back situation will
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football is now two weeks into spring camp, and Eli Drinkwitz’s crew capped off this week’s practices with a closed scrimmage on Saturday afternoon. After that team scrimmage, Mizzou offensive coordinator Kirby Moore, defensive coordinator Corey Batoon and players met with media members and shared some takeaways they had from Saturday’s
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is five practices in to its 2024 spring camp and Tiger players said they are continuing to key in on individual areas they can improve in, before the spring game kicks off on March 16. You can watch extended highlights of Wednesday’s practice in the video player below.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There are a few new faces on the Mizzou defensive staff heading into the 2024 season, however, through the first week of spring camp, the group is blending together nicely. Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon talked to the media for the first time during opening week of spring camp, but, on Tuesday, edge
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on PowerMizzou’s Jarod Hamilton in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week one of Mizzou Football’s spring camp is just about in the books. Eli Drinkwitz’s crew held their fourth practice of the week on Saturday afternoon at Faurot Field. Afterwards, four players met with media members to answer questions as the Tigers prepare for the upcoming 2024 season this fall. You can
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz will take the stage on Tuesday, July 16 at SEC Media Days in Dallas. The conference announced its appearance schedule for the annual event on Thursday morning, revealing that Drinkwitz will be in the spotlight on day two. Drinkwitz will be one of four coaches to speak
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The second day of spring football practice is now in the books. Mizzou held its practice inside the Stephens Indoor Facility on Wednesday afternoon, and afterwards, four Tigers answered questions from media members for the first time since spring camp kicked off. You can watch extended highlights of day two of Mizzou’s
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the Mizzou football team, spring camp is all about individual player development and finding the weaknesses before fall comes and it all started on Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers took Faurot Field for practice for the first time this spring. You can watch extended highlights of the first practice of the spring
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team put itself in the history books in 2023. The Tigers finished 11-2 with a win in the Cotton Bowl and also recorded some of the program’s highest College Football Playoff rankings to date, including a Top-10 finish to the year. However, with the start of spring camp, that
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Eli Hoff in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The two talked about the ongoing search for a new MU athletic director, after former AD Desiree Reed-Francois left for the same job at the University of Arizona, on Monday. “I
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football will welcome fans into Faurot Field for the annual Spring Game on Saturday, March 16 at 1 p.m., the team announced on Tuesday. It will be free admission. The scrimmage between the black and gold teams will put a bow on MU’s spring camp, which is the first week-long window
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that Marcy Girton, the senior associate athletic director for football administration, will serve as the school’s interim athletic director with the departure of former AD Desiree Reed-Francois. Girton will bring more than 30 years of experience into the position. She once served as the chief operating officer of athletics
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Football League unveiled its list of draft prospects who were invited to participate in the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine. Of those 321 names, eight of them are Mizzou Tigers. Cody Schrader, Javon Foster, Darius Robinson, Ty’Ron Hopper, Kris Abrams-Draine, Jaylon Carlies, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. and Harrison Mevis all received invitations.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mizzou legend is joining the College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Committee. The CFP Management Committee announced it has appointed former Tiger football coach Gary Pinkel and former Mizzou Athletics Director Mack Rhoades. They will both begin three-year terms starting in the Spring. Pinkel was inducted into the College Football Hall of
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS, Nevada. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou star Nick Bolton has always been a winner. Although his Tiger teams may not have reached the heights he hoped on the field, Bolton found his own success, finishing his time in Columbia as a Butkus Award finalist and a second-team All-American. However, his winning spirit has reached new
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that it received the largest gift commitment in university history, on Monday morning. The department received a $62 million philanthropic commitment, which will support the renovations at Memorial Stadium and department’s the Tiger Fund program. MU said that the donor wished to remain anonymous, but designated $50 million of
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