COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team opened up spring practice on Friday afternoon as head coach Eli Drinkwitz enters year two with program. https://youtu.be/ZXLV_6z13zI Drinkwitz gave a quick injury update at his news conference after Day 1 of spring practice WR Jalen Knox had surgery on a “lower extremity” and will be out for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk met with reporters on Tuesday night. You can watch the full news conference in the video player above. Sterk said Mizzou athletics operated at an $8.9 million deficit for the 2019 fiscal year which was July 2019 to June 2020. He attributed the loss to COVID-19’s impact
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz completed his coaching staff on Tuesday morning ahead of spring practices. You can watch Coach Drinkwitz’s full news conference in the video player below. https://youtu.be/3ypw2sh1jWA Former Tulsa assistant coach Aaron Fletcher will replace David Gibbs as MU’s defensive backs coach. Drinkwitz also created two new positions on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will hold its spring game on March 20. https://twitter.com/MizzouFootball/status/1362813446924996610 An MU spokesman said he anticipates fans will be allowed to attend with no more than 25% capacity. The Tigers will begin spring practices on Feb. 26. MU did not have a spring game last year due to COVID-19
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ORLANDO, Fla. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has a new opening on his coaching staff. David Gibbs announced he is leaving the Mizzou football program to join UCF’s staff. https://twitter.com/UCF_Football/status/1362559655973642241 Gibbs will be the Golden Knights co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach under new head coach Gus Malzahn. Gibbs spent the last two seasons as
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football star Jeremy Maclin will be the next head football coach at his alma mater, Kirkwood High School, pending board approval. https://twitter.com/khspioneers/status/1358841578039742467 Maclin joined the Pioneers staff after retiring from the NFL in 2019. He’s been Kirkwood’s wide receivers coach as well as quarterbacks coach/offensive coordinator in his two seasons
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TAMPA BAY (KMIZ) There’s a ton of Mizzou in Tampa Bay this week as the Tigers are well represented in Super Bowl LV. You can watch the full story in the video player above. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was MU’s offensive line coach from 1989 to 1991. KC special teams coordinator Dave Toub joined
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel to breakdown Super Bowl LV. The two spoke about the Chiefs matchup against the Buccaneers. Plus, Coach Pinkel shared his thoughts on a few of his friends playing and coaching in the big game. You can watch the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias standout Damon Johanns signed to play football at Mizzou on Wednesday as a preferred walk-on. The 6’4″ tight end said he had other scholarship offers, but it’s always been his dream to go to Mizzou. You can hear more from Damon Johanns in the video player below. Fellow Helias senior
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias standout Damon Johanns committed to play for Mizzou football on Tuesday afternoon. He announced his decision on social media. I am excited to announce I am committing to the University of Missouri to further my academic and football career🐯🐯 Go Tigers!#NewZou pic.twitter.com/oPAwFeEUlA— Damon Johanns (@damon_johanns) February 2, 2021 The 6’4″
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The UM System Board of Curators will vote on an architect and engineer for the new football indoor facility in its scheduled meeting on Thursday. MU is recommending Kansas City architect company HOK, Inc. for the project. According to meeting documents – the total project budget for the indoor facility is expected
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz officially added another NFL veteran to his defensive staff on Thursday, hiring Jethro Franklin as the new defensive line coach. Franklin comes to Columbia with 29 years of coaching expereince, including 13 years in the NFL. Most recently, he was an assistant defensive line coach with the
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou offensive coordinator Josh Heupel will be making his return to the SEC East as the new head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers. On Wednesday the program announced Heupel accepted a six-year contract for $4 million per year. The hire comes just over a week after the athletic department released former
Continue Reading The SEC announced Mizzou’s 2021 football schedule on Wednesday afternoon. Sept. 4: Mizzou vs. Central Michigan Sept. 11: Mizzou at Kentucky Sept. 18: Mizzou vs. SEMO Sept. 25: Mizzou at Boston College Oct. 2: Mizzou vs. Tennessee Oct. 9: Mizzou vs. North Texas (Homecoming) Oct. 16: Mizzou vs. Texas A&M Oct. 23: BYE WEEK Oct.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Steve Wilks met with the local reporters on Monday for the first time since taking over as Mizzou’s defensive coordinator. Watch: #Mizzou DC Steve Wilks says his relationship with Coach Drinkwitz started when Drink was at App State. A year later after this season – Wilks got a text from Drinkwitz, and
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has found its newest addition in veteran NFL coach Steve Wilks. #NewZOU pic.twitter.com/7VYClLGG1N— Eliah Drinkwitz (@CoachDrinkwitz) January 21, 2021 “Steve has a strong reputation as a man of character and a leader of men. His experiences both as an NFL head coach and defensive coordinator are exactly what
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive line coach Brick Haley is leaving the program, according to PowerMizzou.com and others reports. A Mizzou spokesperson would not comment on those reports. Haley came to Columbia ahead of the 2017 season. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz kept him on staff after Barry Odom was fired in 2019. Drinkwitz now has
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the entire interview in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ryan Walters is reportedly leaving Mizzou to join the Illinois football coaching staff, according to Football Scoop and other outlets. He will be the new defensive coordinator under the Fighting Illini’s first year head coach Bret Bielema. Ryan Walters is reportedly heading to Illinois – according to this ⬇️ https://t.co/aDX7MX5iQz— Andrew Kauffman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Ohio State wide receiver Mookie Cooper has committed to play for Mizzou, according to his post on social media Tuesday afternoon. Ready for this next journey… #MIZ pic.twitter.com/sbTAORqOoV— Mookie Cooper (@mcgetbusy5) January 5, 2021 Cooper did not catch a pass during his freshman year at Ohio State. In fact, he has
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