COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time since 1979, the Mizzou football team is preparing for a Top-15 clash at Faurot Field. The No. 14 Tigers (5-0) will host No. 8 Alabama (4-1) in a game that will undoubtedly have College Football Playoff implications, on Saturday. Although the Tigers come into the matchup in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with the Mike Kelly, the voice of the Missouri Tigers, ahead of the Mizzou, Alabama edition of Tiger Talk out at Harpo’s. You can watch the full conversation with Mike Kelly in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday, the No. 14 Mizzou football team will host No. 8 Alabama in a game that could end up having College Football Playoff implications for both sides. SEC Network analyst Matt Stinchcomb sat down with ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones to preview the matchup, which will air on KMIZ. He
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The No. 14 Missouri Tigers are getting ready for their biggest test yet. The Tigers host the Alabama Crimson Tide on Faurot Field on Saturday. It’s the last in a string of home games to open the season. Alabama is ranked No. 8 after beating Vanderbilt last week. Watch the news conference in the player.
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The Missouri Tigers had a great weekend without lifting a finger. The Tigers were on bye, but still hopped five spots in the AP Top 25 rankings thanks to chaos above them to land at No. 14. Mizzou is undefeated at 5-0 on the season, including a conference win over South Carolina, and the Tigers’
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football enjoyed a well-deserved break ahead of Saturday’s top-20 showdown. The Tigers (5-0) have capitalized on their first bye week of the 2025 campaign, focusing on improvement over the last seven days in preparation to host Alabama. Beforehand, MU sealed an undefeated five-game start to its season for the second time
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Kyle Helms caught up with KTGR’s Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-Down, reflecting on No. 14 Mizzou Football’s undefeated five-game start to the 2025 season. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ‘SEC Nation’ is bringing the band back to Columbia for a top-15 showdown. SEC Network announced that the University of Missouri will host its traveling pregame show ‘SEC Nation’ for the second time this season ahead of Mizzou’s showdown with Alabama on Saturday, Oct. 11. Walsworth Plaza, which is located outside of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou has cracked the top-15 in the Associated Press (AP) Top-25 rankings. Despite enjoying a bye week, The Tigers (5-0) checked in at No. 14 in the latest AP Poll, representing the team’s highest ranking and biggest jump on the list this season. It also marks the fourth straight week that MU
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football has scored four commits in the last nine days. On Saturday, head coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff secured a commitment from running back Terry “TJ” Hodges, representing the 14th member of MU’s 2026 recruiting class. The Natural State native chose the Tigers over Arkansas, Oregon, Baylor, Louisville and Oklahoma
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz’s 2026 recruiting class gained a four-star defensive standout, on Friday afternoon. After decommiting from Arkansas following the firing of former head coach Sam Pittman earlier in the week, linebacker JJ Bush pledged to the Tigers over offers from Mississippi State and Tulane. The Alabama native is the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of Mizzou Tigers have joined the running for two prestigious awards. On Thursday, MU quarterback Beau Pribula and linebacker Josiah Trotter were added to the Maxwell and Bednarik Award midseason watch lists, respectively, per announcements from the National College Football Awards Association. The Maxwell Award recognizes the best all-around college
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The total number of fans ejected from Mizzou home games this football season is up to 63. The Tigers are on bye this week and host Alabama on Oct. 11. All of Missouri’s games have been at home this season, and there were 31 total ejections heading into MU’s game against South
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football’s sellout streak extending to a total of 19 games by the end of the 2025 season, now all hinges on one matchup: the Nov. 8 meeting with No. 6 Texas A&M. On Wednesday, Tiger Athletics announced that the head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company’s Nov. 15 senior night game against
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football has finished off a dominant run through non-conference play. The Tigers (5-0) clinched an undefeated record against non-conference challengers with a 36-point win over Massachusetts, outscoring their non-league opponents by a combined 144 points (197-53) over four games. This represents the third straight season that the team won all four
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football has swiped a recruit from an SEC foe. On Sunday, head coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff flipped the commitment of EDGE rusher Micah Nickerson, who was previously pledged to Mississippi State since June. He also held offers from Virginia, Tulane, Louisiana and more. The 6-foot-5, 215-pound talent is rated
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football continues to climb the ladder in the Associated Press (AP) Top-25 rankings. The Tigers (5-0) leaped up one spot to No. 19 in the newest AP Poll, marking the third straight week that the team has gained ground in the rankings since cracking the top-25 in Week 3. MU’s elevated
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the ninth-straight season the Mizzou football team walked away from its homecoming game with a mark in the win column, following a 42-6 trouncing of UMass on Saturday night at Faurot Field. With the victory, head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company improved to 5-0 on the season, which marks the second
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 1-ranked prospect at the junior college level is a future Mizzou Tiger. Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz has acquired a commitment from defensive lineman DeMarcus Johnson, who is considered the nation’s highest-ranked junior college player by 247 Sports Composite Rankings. The Hutchinson Community College product held offers from seven different schools,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a difficult and physical week in Southeastern Conference action, a non-conference game could be a bit more relaxing for Mizzou football coaches and players, right? Wrong. That’s the very mentality that Tiger head coach Eli Drinkwitz is hoping to combat with not only his team, but the fan base heading into
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