Mizzou Football Archives

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Was rushing the field worth the fine?

September 19, 2023 2:12 AM ABC 17 News Team

The SEC on Monday said it was fining Mizzou $100,000 after fans rushed the field in the moments after a last-second win over Kansas State.

Mizzou’s Harrison Mevis earns SEC weekly honors after record-breaking field goal

September 18, 2023 1:05 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following his record-setting 61-yard field goal on Saturday against No. 15 Kansas State, Mizzou kicker Harrison Mevis was named the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, on Monday. With seconds left in the game against the Wildcats, Mevis, fondly known as the ‘Thicker Kicker,’ knocked in the longest field goal in

Mizzou quarterback Brady Cook earns national recognition following career-best game

September 18, 2023 1:24 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou quarterback Brady Cook received a couple of weekly honors, on Monday, after he helped lead his team to a come-from-behind win against No. 15 Kansas State on Saturday. Cook was named to the Davey O’Brien Award’s Great 8 List for Week 3 and also named one of the Manning Award’s stars

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Mizzou be in the top 25 after beating Kansas State?

September 18, 2023 2:11 AM ABC 17 News Team

Mizzou pulled off an upset Saturday when kicker Harrison Mevis made a last-second, SEC-record kick to seal the win over then-No. 15 Kansas State.

RECAP: Mizzou football captures the best win of the Eli Drinkwitz era

September 17, 2023 8:05 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has upset top-25 teams before, No. 17 LSU in 2020 and No. 25 South Carolina in 2022, but his team captured the highest-ranked win of his career on Saturday, toppling No. 15 Kansas State. The win happened in a fitting fashion, as well. The game, itself, was

Sunday Sit-down with Chris Kwiecinski

September 17, 2023 11:25 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the Columbia Tribune’s sports editor Chris Kwiecinski in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.

Mizzou upsets No. 15 Kansas State 30-27 to remain undefeated

September 16, 2023 2:32 PM Kyle Helms

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou rallied late to upset No. 15 Kansas State 30-27 at Faurot Field. The game was played in front of Memorial Stadium’s first sellout crowd since 2019 with an estimated 62,621 fans attending. You can watch extended highlights of MU’s upset in the video player below. https://youtu.be/cNhuHP3oVAc Entering this contest, both Kansas

Mizzou football lands four-star recruit, first for 2025 class

September 16, 2023 10:08 PM Kyle Helms

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just hours after his team completed an upset against No. 15 Kansas State, head coach Eli Drinkwitz landed the first commitment of his class of 2025. Four-star defensive end Julian Marks committed to MU on Saturday. The Kansas-native picked the Tigers over Kansas State, Alabama, Michigan, Arkansas and Michigan. Marks, who stands

WATCH: Mizzou coach Drinkwitz takes questions after last-second Kansas State win

September 16, 2023 2:50 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Mizzou Tigers barely pulled out the win Saturday, with kicker Harrison Mevis nailing a 61-yard field goal as time expired to beat No. 15 Kansas State 30-27.

Free shuttle services and parking available for transit to Mizzou football game

September 16, 2023 5:32 AM Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday, the University of Missouri Tigers faced off against the Kansas State Wildcats at 11 am. This was the first sold out game since 2019, which caused a concern for some traffic impacts. However, multiple shuttle routes ran to help get fans to the game in time. GOCOMO offered six different

Mizzou releases injury report for game against No. 15 Kansas State

September 14, 2023 10:01 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team had two notable names listed as questionable in the week three injury report, which was released on Thursday night. Both wide receiver Mekhi Miller and linebacker Chad Bailey are questionable to play against No. 15 Kansas State on Saturday. Bailey was no surprise, as he has been recovering

Mizzou ‘excited to play’ in regional rematch with No. 15 Kansas State

September 12, 2023 2:25 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is hoping for better results in the team’s second-straight year facing No. 15 Kansas State. After a 28-point loss to the Wildcats in 2022, head coach Eli Drinkwitz said his guys are, “excited to play,” in a sellout game at Faurot Field. Drinkwitz didn’t get too in depth

WATCH: Eli Drinkwitz takes questions ahead of Kansas State

September 12, 2023 11:59 AM Matthew Sanders

Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz is scheduled to take questions from reporters at noon Tuesday ahead of this week’s home matchup against Kansas State.

Mizzou defensive lineman earns SEC weekly honors

September 11, 2023 2:17 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive end Nyles Gaddy was named the SEC co-defensive lineman of the week on Monday, after a multi-sack game against Middle Tennessee. The Jackson State transfer recorded three total tackles, two for a loss, as well as two sacks on Saturday night. It is the second multi-sack game of his career,

Mizzou escapes Middle Tennessee to improve to 2-0

September 9, 2023 3:37 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 23-19 win against Middle Tennessee State University on Saturday night, but the victory didn’t come without its ups and downs. The Tigers had some offensive struggles against the Blue Raiders in the first half. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz named Brady

Mizzou announces sellout against Kansas State

September 6, 2023 11:37 AM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is set to play in front of a sold-out crowd in two weeks against Kansas State. The team announced on Wednesday that the game set for Saturday, Sept. 16 at 11 a.m. against No. 15 Kansas State is a sell out. This is the first sellout at Faurot

Brady Cook named Mizzou’s starting quarterback

September 5, 2023 2:16 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said that his team will be moving forward with St. Louis-native Brady Cook as the starting quarterback for the 2023 season. He added that backup quarterback Sam Horn will still get opportunities for growth. Drinkwitz said not much will change in the quarterback room, as Cook had

WATCH: Drinkwitz takes Mizzou football questions

September 5, 2023 11:59 AM ABC 17 News Team

Watch live as Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz takes reporters’ questions ahead of Week 2.

RECAP: Mizzou football starts 1-0, as one quarterback has a ‘leg up’ in the competition

September 3, 2023 6:33 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team started the 2023 season off 1-0, with a 35-10 win over South Dakota on Thursday night. The biggest story line headed into that game was the ongoing competition between the quarterbacks: returning starter Brady Cook and redshirt freshman Sam Horn. Cook started the first half, while Horn took

Mizzou wins big in home opener over South Dakota

August 31, 2023 10:16 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers starting off the season on a high note with a big time 35-10 win over South Dakota on a Thursday night prime-time kickoff at Faurot Field. You can watch extended highlights of MU’s win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/El8psi03St0 Brady Cook started the game at quarterback playing the