WATCH: Gary Pinkel talks about his hall of fame induction in Las Vegas
Former Missouri Tigers football coaching great Gary Pinkel is set to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
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Drinkwitz talks pros and cons that Mizzou will face in Gasparilla Bowl; addresses rumors to not play Kansas
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With Mizzou headed to the Gasparilla Bowl to take on Wake Forest, Eli Drinwkitz says there’s three big positives that the team is focused on. Watch the full press conference below. https://youtu.be/HlYDzDUzAmk “When you think about a bowl game, you think first about the location. I think it was was 81 degrees
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Gasparilla Bowl ticket requests available through Tuesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri football team is going bowling and will take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the Gasparilla Bowl. The Tigers (6-6, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) will face Wake Forest (7-5, 3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Ticket requests are due
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Gary Pinkel reflects on career ahead of induction into College Football Hall of Fame
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday evening, seven years after he retired from coach. ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones sat down with Pinkel ahead of his Hall of Fame induction. You can watch her full story on Pinkel’s
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Gary Pinkel gives back to Columbia off the field with GP M.A.D.E. Foundation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With Mizzou legend Gary Pinkel getting ready for his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, ABC 17’s Chanel Porter looked at what he’s been able to accomplish off the football field with the creation of the GP M.A.D.E. Foundation. You can watch the story in the video player above.
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Sunday Sit-down with former Mizzou AD Mike Alden
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 ‘s Chanel Porter brought on former Mizzou Athletic Director Mike Alden in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down leading up to Gary Pinkel’s induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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Mizzou men’s basketball improves to 9-0 after win over SEMO
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team remains unbeaten after a 95-89 win Sunday against in-state foe Southeast Missouri State. Kobe Brown led the way for the Tigers with an all-around performance, 24 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four steals. Sean East II also had his highest scoring game so far for Mizzou
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Mizzou WR Dominic Lovett makes it official that he will enter the transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou sophomore wide receiver Dominic Lovett made it official Sunday that he will be entering the transfer portal on Monday. Lovett made his announcement official on his Instagram saying, “I wouldn’t change these past two years, it all has brought me to my current level.” Lovett had a big year for the
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St. Louis four-star flips commitment from Ole Miss to Mizzou
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cardinal Ritter’s four-star safety Marvin Burks Jr.flipped his commitment from Ole Miss to Mizzou Sunday. Burks is listed at 6-2, 190 pounds. On the 247Sports composite rankings, he is rated the No. 10 Missouri product, No. 30 safety and No. 309 prospect overall nationally in the class of 2023. The announcement comes
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Mizzou is headed to the Gasparilla Bowl to take on Wake Forest
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is headed to Tampa to take on Wake Forest in the Gasparilla Bowl on Dec. 23. This will be the first ever matchup between the Tigers and the Deacons. Wake Forest went 7-5 this season and 3-5 in ACC play losing the final game of the year to
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Jalani Williams brings the count to six Tigers who have entered the transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Defensive back Jalani Williams made the announcement Wednesday that he will be entering the transfer portal, making him the sixth Tiger to make it official. Williams said on Twitter that he will be entering the portal as a graduate student. He had 11 tackles in 2022 and recorded his first collegiate interception
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Manuel, McGuire declare for NFL Draft, will sit out bowl game
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou safety/Rock Bridge football alum Martez Manuel and defensive lineman Isaiah McGuire announced that they will be sitting out whichever bowl game MU ends up in, as they both have officially declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft. Manuel said in a post on Twitter that ever since he moved to Columbia in
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is Mizzou football heading in the right direction?
Mizzou football ended its season last week by reaching 6-6 and with it, bowl eligibility, in a win at home against Arkansas.
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Mizzou quarterback entering the transfer portal
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former four-star prospect, Mizzou quarterback Tyler Macon, announced that he will be entering the transfer portal on Tuesday. The East St. Louis native will have three years of eligibility remaining at his next school. Macon spent two seasons with the Tigers, starting in just one game in 2021. Throughout the 2022 season,
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RECAP: Mizzou football set to go bowling after unselfish rivalry win
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team captured both the Battle Line Trophy and bowl eligibility in one fell swoop with a win over the Arkansas Razorbacks on Friday. ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones recaps a game that the team said was all about the seniors. You can watch that recap in the video
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Mizzou becomes bowl eligible with Battle Line win over Arkansas
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers are now eligible for a bowl game after ending the season with the Battle Line win 29-27 against Arkansas. https://youtu.be/ARMglWOZc5M You can watch extended highlights of the win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/JjZicIu2yFg MU was led by starting quarterback Brady Cook going 16/26 for 242 passing yards and
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Drinkwitz adds two commitments to Class of 2023
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz landed two commitments for the Class of 2023 surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday. First on Thanksgiving day, three-star wide receiver Daniel Blood announced his commitment to the Tigers. Blood is the third wide receiver added to the ’23 class, joining three star’s Marquis Johnson and Joshua Manning. Friday’s game day started
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Eli Drinkwitz lands Thanksgiving Day commitment
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) What better news could Eli Drinkwitz get on Thanksgiving Day than adding another commit to the 2023 class? Three-star wide receiver Daniel Blood from Louisiana announced his commitment to Mizzou football on Twitter Thursday afternoon. Blood now becomes the 14th commitment of the 2023 class for the Tigers, joining three other wideouts
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Mizzou, Arkansas rivalry has grown quickly according to players
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Although it is one of the newer rivalries, historically, in the Southeastern Conference, Mizzou football said the group’s rivalry against the Razorbacks has grown very quickly. “We’ve done pretty well against them since the rivalry started and it’s here to stay from what I hear,” quarterback Brady Cook said. “As long as
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Mizzou football focused on winning trophy game, not bowl eligibility
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will look to bring the Battle Line Trophy back to Columbia in Friday’s game against the Arkansas Razorbacks. Last year, Hogs head coach Sam Pittman and company beat MU 34-17 in Fayetteville to keep that coveted trophy. However, the Tigers did win the last meeting in Columbia, in
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