QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Mizzou football improve this season?
The SEC just wrapped up its annual Media Days — the annual summer preview of the coming football season.
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Drinkwitz and players name Tigers to watch in 2023
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz brought a veteran group to SEC Media Days in Nashville, but a lot of the experienced guys wanted to shout out other upcoming stars that have shined in summer camp. “Armand Membou, he’s going to be very special. He’s going to be sitting here one day,” said
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Mizzou football prepares for crucial year four under Eli Drinkwitz
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz is headed into year four at the helm of Tiger football knowing that each season is never a guarantee. At SEC Media Days, on Monday, Drinkwitz said he thinks that his program is headed in the right direction. MU finished the 2022 season 6-7 overall and 3-5
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Mizzou football takes its turn at talkin’ time; SEC Media Days in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team took center stage in Nashville on Monday morning, as SEC Media Days kicked off. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and players all took questions from both national and local media at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The conversation widely centered around the impending quarterback competition. Drinkwitz will be deciding between
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RECAP: Mizzou football moves forward from 2022 season
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) SEC Media Days always marks the start of a clean slate for football teams around the Southeastern Conference, as it all kicks off on Monday in Nashville. The Mizzou football team will look to move forward from a 6-7 finish in 2022. The team made head coach Eli Drinkwitz’s third bowl game,
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Mizzou newcomers that could make an impact during first year in the black and gold
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a 6-7 record in 2022, the Mizzou football team will have plenty of new faces to make an impact in 2023. With nearly 9,000 athletes in the transfer portal to choose from, Eli Drinkwitz and company added some much needed depth this offseason. Last year’s quarterback battle between Brady Cook and
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Mizzou alum Evan Boehm returns to Columbia as part of the Tigers football staff
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou offensive lineman and NFL veteran Evan Boehm has joined the Mizzou football support staff as the assistant director of recruiting/player relations. Boehm, a Lee’s Summit native, set a Mizzou football school record with 52 consecutive starts along the offensive line. He started 12 games at guard as a true freshman
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Drinkwitz adds four-star linebacker Brian Huff to 2024 class
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou head football coach Eli Drinkwitz made another addition to his 2024 class on Wednesday evening in four-star linebacker Brian Huff. Huff was between Arkansas, Mizzou, UCF and UNLV as his top four. The 6-foot-3, 220 pound prospect from Jonesboro, Arkansas finished his junior campaign with 92 tackles, seven tackles for loss,
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Mizzou football bringing one offensive and two defensive players to SEC Media Days
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) SEC Football Media Days is set to kick off on Monday, July 17 in Nashville, Tenn. Mizzou football will be the second team to speak that day, as the Southeastern Conference announced that the Tigers will be bringing defensive back Kris Abrams-Draine, defensive lineman Darius Robinson and offensive lineman Javon Foster to
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Sunday Sit-down with Chris Kwiecinski
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. The duo broke down a hectic week in the world of Mizzou football. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz picked up seven commitments in the span of five days to put the
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Four-star defensive back Cameron Keys becomes second Fourth of July commit
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four-star defensive back Cameron Keys becomes the second Mizzou football 2024 commitment on the Fourth of July. Keys just finished his junior season at A. Crawford Mosley in Lynn Haven, Florida. During his junior campaign, he racked up 26 tackles, had nine passes broken up and two interceptions. He also spent some
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Four-star Missouri native joins Mizzou football’s 2024 class
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four-star wide receiver James Madison, originally from Kansas City, is coming back to Missouri as apart of Mizzou football’s 2024 class. With Madison’s Fourth of July commitment, that marks three different prospects from St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale that are now headed to MU in next year’s class. During his junior
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Former Arizona Cardinals coach Vince Tobin has died at 79
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Vince Tobin, who coached the Arizona Cardinals to their first playoff win in 51 years in 1998, has died. He was 79. The Cardinals said Tobin died at his Arizona home. Tobin was hired in 1996 to replace Buddy Ryan and took over a team that had future Hall of Fame
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Four-star linebacker becomes fifth Mizzou football commit in four days
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz keeps the commitments rolling into the new week with four-star linebacker Nicholas Rodriguez becoming the fifth Mizzou commit in four days. The 6-foot-1, 190 pound commit from St. Thomas Aquinas in South Florida announced his commitment to Mizzou one day after his high school teammate did so, three-star defensive tackle
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Drinkwitz gets 2024 commitment from three-star defensive tackle; fourth of the weekend
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The commitments just keep rolling in this weekend for head Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz. On Sunday, three-star defensive tackle Justin Bodford announced his commitment to MU, becoming the fourth 2024 recruit to do so in the last three days. The 6-foot, 292-pound prospect had some other Power Five offers from Georgia
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Three-star athlete Cam Dooley commits to Mizzou
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three-star athlete Cam Dooley announced his commitment to Mizzou football on Saturday evening. This marks head coach Eli Drinkwitz’ third 2024 commitment in the last two days. Dooley was down to three SEC schools: Mizzou, Vanderbilt and Kentucky, but ultimately decided to bring his talent to Columbia. Dooley plays a little bit
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Drinkwitz lands daily double on Friday adding two commitments to 2024 class
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz’s 2024 Mizzou football class got two new additions on Friday afternoon. The first announcement came from in-state wide receiver Jude James and the second from safety Jackson Hancock out of Georgia. James was part of the Francis Howell football team that is coming off of a state championship win. The
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Drinkwitz adds quarterback commitment to 2024 class
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou head football coach Eli Drinkwitz wasting no time filling the open quarterback role for the Class of 2024. After QB Daniel Kaelin de-committed from MU a few weeks ago, Drinkwitz added QB Aidan Glover to next year’s class on Thursday. The 6-foot-3, 190 pound, Tennessee native chose Mizzou over Oklahoma State,
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SEC releases 2024 conference football schedule
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team now knows its home and away match ups for the 2024 season, as the Southeastern Conference announced the full conference slate on Wednesday evening. The 2024 season will be the first year that the SEC does away with divisions. There will no longer be an East and a
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Eli Drinkwitz promotes defensive position coach to assistant head coach
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz promoted cornerbacks coach Al Pogue to assistant head coach, on Wednesday. The role was previously held by former offensive line coach Marcus Johnson, who is now a coach at Purdue. Despite the promotion, Pogue will still serve as the cornerbacks coach in his second season in Columbia,
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