COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It was announced Monday that former Mizzou wide receiver/all-purpose player Jeremy Maclin and defensive lineman Justin Smith are included on the 2023 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. With the Tigers, Maclin set the NCAA record for all-purpose yards in a season by a freshman in 2007 with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just days after SEC coaches gathered into Florida, Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz me with the media to go over his updates roster and the topics of those coaches meetings. Mizzou has 37 total newcomers this summer, 15 of which are from the state of Missouri. MU released that full list of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel hosted his fourth annual charity golf tournament at the Club at the Old Hawthorne on Monday afternoon. Pinkel created the G.P. Made Foundation to help kids across the state of Missouri and holds this event each year to raise money for his foundation. “People are just
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the newest addition to the ABC17 Sports team, Chanel Porter, 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) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on former Mizzou quarterback and best-selling author Alex Demczak 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) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on former Mizzou and NFL tight end Chase Coffman 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) The Come HOME Tour Caravan and Mizzou Athletics has spent the past few weeks traveling with administration, coaches and players to unify Tiger nation and this weekend they stayed in Columbia. Fans gathering outside the Hearnes Center Saturday afternoon to talk with Athletic Director Desiree Reed-Francois, Head Football Coach Eli Drinkwitz, Head Men’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou running back Tyler Badie and cornerback Akayleb Evans were the only two Tigers who heard their names called in the 2022 NFL Draft, but multiple of those undrafted players are signing deals. Center Michael Maietti will head north to Pittsburgh to join the Steelers organization. He played one season at
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou cornerback Akayleb Evans became the first Tiger taken off the board in the 2022 NFL Draft, after the Minnesota Vikings picked him up in the fourth round. He was taken with 118th overall pick in the draft. Evans joined Mizzou as a fifth-year senior after playing the majority of
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KMIZ) The Baltimore Ravens picked up former Mizzou running back Tyler Badie with the 196th overall pick on Saturday. Badie had a historic senior season with MU, breaking the all-time single season rushing record with 1,604 yards and adding 14 touchdowns on top of that. The running back was the last of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) State representatives honored the career of former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel at the Missouri State Capitol on Wednesday morning. The honor came on his 70th birthday. https://youtu.be/_rPsQnDhBYI Pinkel coached at Mizzou from 2001 to 2015 and, in that time, became the all-time winningest football coach in program history. The 70-year-old
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou sophomore wide receiver JJ Hester announced he will be entering the transfer portal on Wednesday night. The Oklahoma-native always received high praise from head coach Eli Drinkwitz as one of the up and coming players in the program. Through the 2021 season Hester recorded 12 catches for 225 yards and two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will now be opening up the season in a rare week night game against Louisiana Tech. MU will kick off against the Bulldogs on Thursday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. “Opening up 2022 in front of a primetime national television audience on ESPNU is a tremendous way to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team addressed the media one last time before spring camp wraps up on Friday. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company recapped the Saturday’s inter-squad spring game. “We had a great day Saturday,” head coach Eli Drinkwitz said. “Thought there was some really good individual moments and definitely some things
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team showed off some of its new talent at its annual spring game on Saturday. Team Mizzou went on to beat Team Tigers 35-34. MU defensive back Daylan Carnell started the game with a pick-six and ended the game with an interception to secure the win for Team Mizzou.
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COLUMBA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou quarterback competition continued at spring practice on Tuesday. Tyler Macon and Brady Cook are battling it out for the starting job. MU fans will get their first chance to see the two compete at the annual spring game on Saturday, March 19 at 1 p.m. https://youtu.be/G7sjkguDOt8 https://youtu.be/-bjc0uwxGNY You can watch
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is now one week away from its annual spring game. The Tigers will host a scrimmage on Saturday, March 19 at 1 p.m. at Faurot Field. Fans will get their first chance to see the MU defense under new DC Blake Baker. You can hear from him in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team was back on the practice fields on Tuesday. Here’s some extended video from the beginning portion of practice – when reporters were allowed to film. https://youtu.be/CMs9BK60QZE The annual spring game is scheduled for Saturday, March 19. https://youtu.be/zo4ExZ2INPE https://youtu.be/pX4hnarqJVo https://youtu.be/PeJfVN7uJeE
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on PowerMizzou.com writer Mitchell Forde in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following the 2021 season, the Mizzou football team’s offensive line lost two of its most experiences leaders in Michael Maietti and Case Cook. Now the line is looking for someone new to fill those shoes. “It’s only four days in right now and that was kind of my voice to the room
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