COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Oklahoma Sooner and the Texas Longhorns have officially submitted a request to join to the Southeastern Conference. On Monday morning the schools both told the Big 12 that they would not be renewing their media contract, which run through 2025. The formal application to the SEC does ask if the schools
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Amid rumors of a possible departure from the Big 12, Texas and Oklahoma notified the conference that they will not be renewing their media contracts, which end in 2025. Essentially, the announcement makes the schools’ intent to leave official. However, the two are not fully guaranteed to still play in the conference
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones brought on former KMIZ Sports Director and Tiger Radio Network commentator Chris Gervino in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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HOOVER, Ala. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team was picked to finish fourth in the SEC East, according to the preseason media poll released on Friday. Alabama was the consensus pick to win the SEC championship. Meanwhile, Georgia was selected to represent the East in Atlanta. EASTERN DIVISION GeorgiaFloridaKentuckyMizzouTennesseeSouth CarolinaVanderbilt WESTERN DIVISION AlabamaTexas A&MLSUOle MissAuburnArkansasMississippi State
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HOOVER, Ala. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team kept it real amid all the flash of SEC Media Days on Thursday morning. In short, Eli Drinkwitz showcased the team’s “blue blood mentality,” by bringing not one, but two linemen. “We’re a blue collar community, if you work hard you may not always be the flashiest, Mizzou’s
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HOOVER, Ala. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football contingent took its turn at SEC Media Days on Thursday. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz was joined by defensive lineman Akial Byers and offensive lineman Case Cook. It was a full circle moment for Coach Drinkwitz on Thursday. In 2006, he said he took his high school football team to
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HOOVER, Alab. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will take its turn at SEC Media Days on Thursday morning. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz will be joined by defensive lineman Akial Byers and offensive lineman Case Cook. They’ll begin their media tour at 8 a.m. and will finish up around noon. Drinkwitz is entering his second season
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HOOVER, Ala. (KMIZ) Texas and Oklahoma have inquired about potentially joining the Southeastern Conference, according to a report from the Houston Chronicle on Wednesday. The departure would leave the Big 12 with just eight teams, while the SEC would expand to 16. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey would not talk about the report when asked about
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HOOVER, Ala. (KMIZ) SEC Media Days is officially back after a year off due to COVID-19. Commissioner Greg Sankey was the first person at the podium on Monday. COVID-19 continues to be a major topic in college sports. Sankey said six of the 14 football teams in the league have reached 80% vaccination rates. “That
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 sports director Andrew Kauffman brought on former KTGR radio host Matt Michaels in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just days after stepping down from his head coaching position at Battle High School, Atiyyah Ellison announced he will be the Director of Player Development for the Mizzou football team. The MU and NFL alum will be working with student-athletes to cultivate life skills, as they focus on their football career and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk gave a summer update on the state of the athletic department on Thursday afternoon. He spoke about how the NCAA’s new ruling on NIL has impacted the athletic department as well as COVID protocols for the upcoming fall sports season. You can hear the full news conference
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite spending the Fourth of July weekend on a pontoon with his family, Eli Drinkwitz still managed to keep the recruiting wave moving. Over the course of two days, two four-star recruits announced their commitments to the Tigers. On Friday, El Paso-native Tavorus Jones picked Mizzou over Florida, Michigan, Penn State, and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel hosted his third annual charity golf tournament at the Club at the Old Hawthorne on Monday morning. Pinkel holds the event each year to raise money for his foundation, G.P. Made. The organization’s mission is to help kids across the state of Missouri. “People are so
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC17’s Nathalie Jones brought on the Columbia Daily Tribune’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer Eric Blum in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou defensive standout Sheldon Richardson is back on an NFL roster. The Minnesota Vikings resigned the defensive tackle on Tuesday afternoon. Richardson played for the Vikings back in 2018, but most recently spent time with Cleveland. He originally signed a three-year, $36 million deal with the Browns, however, the team released
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has landed two transfer commitments in the last two days. Akayleb Evans announced his commitment Friday night on social media. Evans comes to Columbia from Tulsa. The 6-foot-2 safety will have two years of eligibility remaining. The McKinney, Tex. native started 23 games in four seasons at Tulsa.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel and standout Jeremy Maclin were both placed on the ballot for the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Pinkel is one of seven coaches from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision on this year’s ballot. Maclin is one of 78 players to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on L’Damian Washington in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The former Mizzou football star recently announced he’s moving back to his home state. Washington will be the wide receivers coach for Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. You can watch the full interview on
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team announced the start times for its first three games of the season on Thursday afternoon. WEEK 1 – Sept. 4: Mizzou vs. Central Michigan 3 p.m. WEEK 2 – Sept. 11: Mizzou at Kentucky 6:30 p.m. WEEK 3 – Sept. 18: Mizzou vs. SEMO 11 a.m. Earlier this
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