COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football game against LSU will now be played in Columbia, a source confirms to ABC 17 News. Kickoff will be at 11 a.m. from Faurot Field. An MU spokesman would not confirm the change, but he tells ABC 17 News an official announcement on the game will come Wednesday at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has named Connor Bazelak the starting quarterback for the Tigers road matchup against No. 17 LSU. MU will kickoff against the Tigers on Saturday at 8 p.m. You can watch Coach Drinkwitz’s full news conference from Tuesday in the video player above. Bazelak replaced QB Shawn Robinson in
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman recaps the Mizzou football team’s disappointing performance against Tennessee on Saturday. You can watch the entire report in the video player above. “There were times I think we were clicking pretty good,” Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said after the game. “I thought we were running the ball well.
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The Mizzou football team lost its road opener 35-12 to No. 21 Tennessee on Saturday. MU is 0-2 to start the season for the first time since 1996. You can watch our full interview with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz in the video player above. Shawn Robinson started at quarterback for MU, but he struggled
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz will be looking for different results in his second outing as Mizzou’s coach on Saturday. The Tigers flew to Knoxville on Friday ahead of their meeting with the No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers. The Vols come in with the SEC’s longest active win streak, after winning six-consecutive games at the end
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Rock Bridge alum, Martez Manuel, started his first game as a Mizzou Tiger on Saturday versus the second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. In that start, Manuel notched seven tackles, with 3.5 of those for a loss The sophomore said he studied up on Alabama before hitting Faurot Field. “Being in the film room,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has its first road matchup of the season on Saturday against No. 21 Tennessee. We spoke with MU football coach Eli Drinkwitz on Tuesday. You can watch the full news conference in the video player below. Drinkwitz said there were no positive COVID-19 tests on Sunday. As always,
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman recaps the Mizzou football team’s loss to No. 2 Alabama in the season opener on Saturday. You can watch the full story in the video player above. “We got to put our big boy pants on and go to work,” MU football coach Drinkwitz said after the game.
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on PowerMizzou.com’s 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) The second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide did not have too much trouble with Eli Drinkwitz’s football team on Saturday, ending in a 38-19 victory. After months of speculation, Drinkwitz decided to start the TCU-transfer Shawn Robinson at the quarterback position. You can watch Drinkwitz’s full post-game news conference in the video player below.
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The Columbia/Boone County Health Department prohibits tailgating on University property for the Mizzou football game Saturday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou and No. 2 Alabama will meet for Eli Drinkwitz’s first outing as MU’s head coach on Saturday. The two squads have met three times since the Tigers joined the SEC in 2012. Alabama has won all three meetings by at least 29 points. Drinkwitz has not revealed who will be starting
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Mizzou Athletics is preparing Faurot Field to host up to 11,700 people while ensuring fans can be spread apart amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Despite COVID-19, months ago MU Athletics announced that it will be allowing fans and students to attend football games at reduced capacity. Since that announcement, officials said they have worked to put a plan together to keep game days at Faurot Field as safe as possible. Mizzou Athletic Director Jim Sterk said
Continue Reading A top Boone County health official said Wednesday that his department is working closely with the University of Missouri to ensure COVID-19 orders are followed during MU’s first home football game weekend.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz held his first game-week news conference on Tuesday afternoon. You can watch the full news conference in the video player below. Here is the depth chart ahead of the season opener against No. 2 Alabama.Download Drinkwitz said seven players will be out for the season opener due
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said there are 12 players currently out due to COVID-19 concerns, and they will not be able to play in the season opener against Alabama on Sept. 26. Drinkwitz said those 12 players have either tested positive for the virus or are in quarantine due to a
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman sat down with Mizzou basketball coach Cuonzo Martin via Zoom in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Following the team’s third preseason scrimmage, Eli Drinkwitz said Mizzou has seven active cases of COVID-19 within the team. The case total is up by three since September 8, when Drinkwitz said the team had four active cases. After a positive test on Friday, the team said it will provide more updates
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said four of his players are currently out after testing positive for COVID-19. He added there are 14 other players currently in quarantine due to contact tracing. “This is the most number we’ve had out from COVID-related issues, so that’s not ideal,” Drinkwitz said on a Zoom
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