COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 1-ranked prospect at the junior college level is a future Mizzou Tiger. Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz has acquired a commitment from defensive lineman DeMarcus Johnson, who is considered the nation’s highest-ranked junior college player by 247 Sports Composite Rankings. The Hutchinson Community College product held offers from seven different schools,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a difficult and physical week in Southeastern Conference action, a non-conference game could be a bit more relaxing for Mizzou football coaches and players, right? Wrong. That’s the very mentality that Tiger head coach Eli Drinkwitz is hoping to combat with not only his team, but the fan base heading into
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Although teams across the nation are in the thick of the 2025 college football season, the Southeastern Conference took a look ahead to the next four years, on Tuesday night. The league released each team’s schedules for the 2026-29 football seasons, as the SEC shifts to a nine-game slate. For the next
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with the Mike Kelly, the voice of the Missouri Tigers, ahead of the Mizzou, UMass edition of Tiger Talk out at Harpo’s. You can watch the full conversation with Mike Kelly in the video player above.
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The Tigers are undefeated heading into Homecoming. No. 20 Missouri is set to host UMass on Faurot Field for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff Saturday. Coach Eli Drinkwitz and players made themselves available for questions at noon Tuesday. Watch it in the media player.
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The buzz is starting to build around this year’s football Tigers. Mizzou stayed undefeated after its SEC opener Saturday, downing South Carolina 29-20. The win also moved them up a couple of spots in the Top 25. Quarterback Beau Pribula and running back Ahmad Hardy have already drawn a lot of attention from college football
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southeastern Conference football schedule saga continued on Monday morning. You might remember, during August the conference decided to move to a nine-game league slate, which will include three ‘permanent’ opponents for four seasons. The other six games on the schedule will rotate, as every team will face each other in both
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team quite a haul of Southeastern Conference weekly honors, following an SEC-opening win over South Carolina on Saturday. Four Tigers were named SEC Players of the Week for their performance against the Gamecocks. Running back Ahmad Hardy is the Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It wasn’t perfect, but it was a win…and that’s really all that counts in SEC play. The Mizzou football team came out with a nine-point victory in its conference opener on Saturday night, which lifted the Tigers three spots in the latest AP Poll to the No. 20 team in the nation.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is now a Top-20 team in all the nation, following a nine-point win over South Carolina on Saturday night. The Tigers grabbed a gritty SEC-opening win over the Gamecocks to jump up three spots in the latest AP Poll, to No. 20. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mayor’s Cup is returning to No. 23 Mizzou Football’s trophy case. The Tigers (4-0) earned a 29-20 win over South Carolina (2-2) to clinch their sixth win over the Gamecocks in the last seven seasons. With Saturday’s victory, Mizzou has clinched a flawless four-game start to its campaign for a third
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks went head-to-head Saturday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. The Tigers reclaimed the Mayor’s cup with a 29-20 win over the Gamecocks. When the two played each other in 2023, 41 fans were ejected from the game, marking one of the highest totals that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) South Carolina’s starting quarterback is uncertain to play in Mizzou’s SEC opener. The Gamecocks have officially listed LaNorris Sellers as questionable for Saturday’s game against the Tigers at Memorial Stadium, per the team’s initial injury report. Sellers, who was a preseason All-SEC selection, was forced to leave South Carolina’s showdown with Vanderbilt
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There have been a total of 31 fans ejected from Mizzou football games so far this season. The Tigers have played three games so far and will host South Carolina this Saturday. The Aug. 28 Thursday night season-opener against Central Arkansas saw four ejections, including two for vaping, one for sneaking in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new season is set to begin for No. 23 Mizzou football, on Saturday: the Southeastern Conference season. You can watch extended highlights from MU’s Tuesday practice in the video player below. Heading to head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company’s week four matchup versus South Carolina to open up conference play, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with the Mike Kelly, the voice of the Missouri Tigers, ahead of the Mizzou, South Carolina edition of Tiger Talk out at Harpo’s. You can watch the full conversation with Mike Kelly in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 3-0 Missouri Tigers are getting ready to host South Carolina on Faurot Field on Saturday. The game kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Coach Eli Drinkwitz and key players took questions from reporters on Tuesday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 100 football fans were assisted by MU Health Care teams at Faurot Field on Saturday for “various heat-related concerns,” an MU Health Care spokesman wrote in an email on Monday. Spokesman Eric Maze wrote that University Hospital treated 34 patients on Saturday for heat-related illnesses. High temperatures led to the university
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football will carry a flawless record into its SEC opener. The Tigers protected their home turf against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns on Saturday, behind a rushing attack that tallied 427 yards, including 421 yards from their running back room alone. It’s the most rushing yards that Mizzou has registered in a
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After trouncing the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns at Faurot Field on Saturday, the Mizzou football team jumped up two spots in the latest AP Poll, to No. 23 in the nation. It is the second-straight week that the Tigers will head into a game with a ranking, after starting the season unranked. Head
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