Mizzou Football Archives

Coach Baker “not worried about the past” as he perfects the Mizzou defense

August 7, 2022 2:39 PM Chanel Porter

Defensive coordinator Blake Baker says that he wants to give the defensive room a “breath of fresh air” by leaving last year in last year.

“It’s a wide open competition”: Mizzou working to replace veteran center

August 4, 2022 2:06 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said the competition for who will be MU’s starting center is wide open through four days of fall camp. Redshirt freshman Connor Tollison took a large portion of the reps at center at Thursday’s practice. The Missouri native made an impression on Drinkwitz through spring ball and

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will Mizzou football improve this season?

August 2, 2022 2:24 AM ABC 17 News Team

Mizzou football opened training camp Monday with a lot of questions about the roster.

Mizzou football begins position battles on day one of fall camp

August 1, 2022 2:38 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team kicked off the 2022 edition of fall camp on Monday morning, as the battles for starting spots begin. You can watch extended highlights from the first day of fall camp in the video player below. https://youtu.be/Pgmnv_pKaxE “I’ve been practicing some of my dad jokes most of the summer

Mizzou football set to begin fall camp on Monday

July 31, 2022 5:48 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will begin preparations for the 2022 season on Monday, as fall camp will kick off in the morning. The Tigers, for the second year in a row, come into camp with a quarterback battle on their hands. Sophomore Brady Cook, redshirt freshman Tyler Macon, freshman Sam Horn, and

Sunday Sit-down with Dave Matter

August 1, 2022 12:36 AM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Mizzou beat writer Dave Matter in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down.

Eli Drinkwitz lands another commit for the Class of 2023

July 30, 2022 12:23 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three-star cornerback Shamar McNeil announced his commitment Saturday to continue his football career at Mizzou. The 6’3″ CB out of the class of 2023 is from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This is Mizzou’s ninth commitment for the class of 2023 and the second cornerback including Les Hewitt from Mississippi Gulf Coast. McNeil had

Mizzou’s Banister up for Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

July 28, 2022 9:44 AM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football’s Barrett Banister is a member of the 2022 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, which honors college football players who serve others, celebrate their positive impact on society and inspire greater service in the world. A cum laude graduate in the spring of 2021, Banister is a 2022 AFCA Good Works Team

Mevis named to the 2022 Lou Groza Award Watch List

July 27, 2022 1:25 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) Mizzou junior kicker Harrison Mevis is among the 30 kickers named to the 2022 Lou Groza Award Watch List, released by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. As Mevis enters his third season, he has been a finalist in both 2021 and 2020 for the award. His 19 field goals from at

Mizzou lands in-state four-star WR

July 21, 2022 9:33 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four-star wide receiver from Lee’s Summit, Joshua Manning, announced Thursday night that he will continue his career at Mizzou. Manning held a commitment ceremony at Lee’s Summit where he announced he’ll be staying in-state to play for the Tigers. As a junior last season, the 6’3″ prospect had 69 receptions for 900

Coach Drinkwitz looks to set culture in year three

July 18, 2022 8:20 PM Chanel Porter

ATLANTA, Ga. (KMIZ) “Our culture is starting to be set,” was the words of Coach Eli Drinkwitz at SEC Media Days ahead of the 2022 season. Drinkwitz is entering his third season as the head coach of the Tiger’s football team. With that, he says it’s important to have a winning record, and he relies

Mizzou football looks to overcome .500 mark

July 18, 2022 10:00 PM Nathalie Jones

ATLANTA, Ga. (KMIZ) Head coach Eli Drinkwitz brought his patented humor to SEC Media Days in Atlanta, but he also put an emphasis on working to move into the upper half of the conference. “We’ve got a long way to go as far as, you know, you can’t be in the upper echelon with a

Mizzou football opens up SEC Media Days in Atlanta

July 18, 2022 5:00 PM Nathalie Jones

ATLANTA, Ga. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team opened up the first day of SEC Media Days in Atlanta on Monday by speaking with local reporters. The focus of the team continues to be on building Eli Drinkwitz’s culture. “I think going into year three there’s a lot more routine and foundation in our program,” Drinkwitz

Bowers, Carroll host alumni basketball game

July 16, 2022 4:17 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou basketball standouts Laurence Bowers and DeMarre Carroll hosted an alumni basketball game with some of the biggest names from both the MU gridiron and hardwood on Saturday. You can watch the full interviews with some of the players in attendance in the video players below. https://youtu.be/7nR2W2cigQk https://youtu.be/n5mgB641dtE https://youtu.be/sdWlOozcWW0 https://youtu.be/wUx-OdDQMx4 Fans

SEC Media Days on the horizon

July 16, 2022 5:35 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) SEC Media Days at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta are set to kick off on Monday. Coach Eliah Drinkwitz is entering his third season with the Mizzou Tigers and will speak on the upcoming season on the first day of Media Days, July 18, at 1:45 p.m. Joining Drinkwitz

Mizzou’s Manuel, McGuire, Banister to speak at SEC Media Days

July 12, 2022 2:24 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is bringing senior defensive back Martez Manuel, senior defensive lineman Isaiah McGuire, and graduate student wide receiver Barrett Banister to talkin’ time in Atlanta. The 2022 edition of SEC Football Media Days will kick off on Monday, July 18, as head coach Eli Drinkwitz will make his second-ever

Details released on MU’s settlement with former assistant football coach

July 11, 2022 5:53 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will pay former offensive coordinator Derek Dooley $200,000 to settle an 18-month long lawsuit. ABC 17 News received a copy of the settlement agreement between the two sides. It states that an agreement was reached on July 6, which is about a week before the case was set

University of Missouri reaches settlement with former football assistant coach Dooley

July 7, 2022 5:15 PM Matthew Sanders

A trial in a former Mizzou football assistant coach’s lawsuit against the university has been canceled after the two sides reached a settlement, according to court records.

Sunday Sit-down with KSHB’s Aaron Ladd

June 26, 2022 10:26 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on KSHB 41 Action News’ Aaron Ladd in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.

Luther Burden building “chemistry and brotherhood” at Mizzou

June 24, 2022 5:04 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) St. Louis native and Mizzou wide receiver Luther Burden greeted fans Friday at the Mercedes-Benz of Columbia. When asked what he’s been working on this summer, Burden says, “just coming together with my team and building that brotherhood and chemistry.” Although it sounds like Burden is settling in nicely at Mizzou, just