COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has announced several signees on Wednesday. We will continue to update this story as MU makes things official. DB Jaylon (JC) Carlies: 6’2″, 193 lbs from Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange HS)K Harrison Mevis: 6’0″, 200 lbs from Warsaw, Ind. (Warsaw Community HS)OL Drake Heismeyer: 6’3″, 283 lbs
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ABC 17 News interviewed new Missouri head football coach Eli Drinkwitz on national signing day.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has retained Ryan Walters as the Tigers defensive coordinator. “Since connecting with Ryan I’ve been very impressed with his ability to lead people and connect with the players,” Drinkwitz said in a release. “I’m impressed with his work on the defensive side of the ball, I look
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The University of Missouri sold alcohol at football games for the first time in 2019.
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Former Mizzou football coach Barry Odom will be the next defensive coordinator for the Arkansas Razorbacks. New Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman spoke on the Paul Finebaum Show on SEC Network and said he hired Odom to be his defensive coordinator. Mizzou fired Odom following his last win over Mizzou, which was against Arkansas. Odom
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football star Drew Lock will return home to Kansas City this weekend. The Broncos will play the Chiefs at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Lock is 2-0 so far as a starter in the NFL. He helped lead the Broncos to wins over the Chargers and Texans the last two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball player Aijha Blackwell is the SEC freshman of the week. This is Blackwell’s first SEC weekly honor. The St. Louis native averaged 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the Tigers’ two games. Mizzou, 3-7, will be back in action on Sunday on the road against Missouri State
Continue Reading The UM Board of Curators voted unanimously Tuesday to hire Eli Drinkwitz as the University of Missouri’s new football coach.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will introduce its new football coach on Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m., and the event is open to the public. You can watch the entire news conference live on ABC 17 and online. On Sunday, we reported MU has reached an agreement with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has reached an agreement with a new football coach, according to a source. Eliah Drinkwitz is expected to be the 33rd head coach of the Mizzou football team. An MU spokesman said an official announcement is close, but nothing will happen Sunday night. The UM Board of Curators
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HOUSTON (AP) – Rookie Drew Lock threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns and Kareem Jackson had an interception and returned a fumble 70 yards for a touchdown against his former team. The Denver Broncos built a huge first-half lead and coasted to a 38-24 win over the Houston Texans. Lock made his NFL debut
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on former Mizzou linebacker Cale Garrett in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down.
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A member of Mizzou Athletics confirmed to ABC 17 that wide receiver Maurice Massey underwent successful surgery on his torn meniscus in his right knee. Massey suffered the injury this season, and the team spokesperson said the team hopes to have Massey back, healthy, for camp in the spring. However, this has not been determined
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Barry Odom made his first public comments since his firing on Wednesday morning. pic.twitter.com/ZJaiYs22KM— Barry Odom (@Coach_Odom) December 4, 2019 Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk fired Barry Odom on Saturday. Sterk said the football program lost momentum during the second half of the season, which is why he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou offensive lineman Trystan Colon-Castillo has declared for the NFL Draft. The redshirt junior will forego his senior season to go pro. Thank you mizzou for everything🐯✊🏼 pic.twitter.com/P1yYScRTO4— Trystan Colon🇵🇷 (@Trystan_Colon) December 3, 2019 Colon-Castillo was a three-year starter for the Tigers at center. The 6’4″, 315 pound lineman is from Webb
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou quarterback Connor Bazelak will have surgery to repair a torn ACL next week, an MU spokesman confirmed. The freshman QB injured his right knee in the first half of the Tigers game against Arkansas this past Friday. Before the injury, Bazelak was playing well against the Razorbacks. He was 7/9 for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou tight end Albert Okwuegbunam has declared for the 2020 NFL Draft. The Redshirt Junior will forego his senior season to pursue a professional football career. Thank You 🖤🐯 pic.twitter.com/x8I3hMo6xM— Albert Okwuegbunam (@AOkwuegbunam) December 2, 2019 Okwuegbunam caught 98 passes for 1,187 yards and 23 touchdowns in his time at Mizzou. This
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel and former wide receiver L’Damian Washington held a charity event on Monday morning at The Crossing Church. Pinkel and Washington put on their Santa Claus hats and handed out presents to local kids from Coyote Hill Christian Children’s Home. The two surprised each child with a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman shares his thoughts on the future of the Mizzou football team.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Mitchell Forde from PowerMizzou in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down.
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