COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football star L’Damian Washington is headed to the SWAC. He’ll be the new wide receivers coach for Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. Washington announced his decision on social media on Monday. Last year, MU football coach Eli Drinkwitz hired Washington as the director of player development for the Tigers.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive back Jarvis Ware has entered the transfer portal. The rising senior announced his decision on Monday night. The Apopka, Fla. native spent the last three seasons with the Tigers. He played in 28 games and made 51 tackles. Ware’s one and only interception was a pick-six against Florida on Oct.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The UM Board of Curators unanimously approved the plans to build a new indoor football facility at its meeting on Wednesday. The budget for the project will be $33,140,000, and it will be funded by gifts donated to the school over the next seven years. MU said a new full-sized indoor football
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If the board approves the proposed tuition increases, out-of-state and in-state undergraduate and graduate Mizzou students will see a five percent jump in tuition cost, starting this fall.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The UM Board of Curators will vote on the plans for a new football indoor facility at its meeting on Wednesday afternoon. Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk said he expects the board to approve the $33,410,000 project. Sterk spoke more about the facility on SportsZone Sunday night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6k1-KTx43o Sterk added he expects
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview at 10:30 on ABC 17. Sterk discussed a variety of topics, including the recent name, image and likeness legislation. Plus – he talked about capacity limits
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former NFL head coach Scott Linehan is joining the Mizzou football staff as an offensive analyst. Linehan went 11-25 as the head coach of the St. Louis Rams from 2006-08. Since then, the 57-year-old has had several coaching stops. Most recently, Linehan was the passing game coordinator at LSU last season. From
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz promoted Marcus Johnson to assistant head coach and run game coordinator on Wednesday afternoon. Johnson will still continue to coach the offensive line, according to a release. “Coach Johnson is a tremendous leader of young men,” Drinkwitz said in a release. “His work with our offensive line
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou and Rock Bridge football standout Tre Williams announced his commitment to transfer to Arkansas on Monday night. Williams left the Mizzou football team late last season after the Tigers beat the Razorbacks in the Battle Line Rivalry game. Before the game, the Mid-Missouri native was honored on senior day after
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on PowerMizzou publisher Gabe DeArmond in this week’s edition of Sunday sit-down. You can watch the full conversation on SportsZone at 9:30 on Fox 22 and 10:30 on ABC 17!
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (KMIZ) The remaining Mizzou hopefuls all found their new NFL homes in day three of the 2021 NFL Draft, on Saturday. The Las Vegas Raiders drafted safety Tyree Gillespie with the 143rd pick in round four. Gillespie is the first former MU safety to be drafted since William Moore in 2009. Offensive lineman
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs selected Missouri linebacker Nick Bolton with the No. 58 overall pick in the NFL draft. You can watch the full press conference with Bolton and head coach Andy Reid in the video players below. https://youtu.be/7GrMHUkPZnE https://youtu.be/biiO3yjZndg They added Oklahoma center Creed Humphrey five selections later. The
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football newcomer Jadarrius Perkins is leaving the program less than four months after arriving on campus. A Mizzou spokesperson confirmed Perkins entered the transfer portal on Thursday. Perkins was the No. 3 ranked junior college transfer this past year. The junior defensive back chose MU over several offers, including Alabama, Texas
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge running back Bryce Jackson officially signed to play football for Mizzou on Wednesday night. He’ll be a preferred walk-on for the Tigers. Jackson said it’s always been his dream to play for his home town school. That’s part of the reason he chose to walk-on with the Tigers. “I’m ready
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge running back Bryce Jackson has committed to play football for Mizzou. He will sign as a preferred walk-on at a ceremony on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Bryce thanked his family, coaches and teammates in a social media post Tuesday afternoon. Jackson will be one of four Rock Bridge standouts signing
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced it received a $1.1 million donation on Tuesday afternoon. This is ninth seven-figure or higher gift for MU in the current fiscal year. The donor wished to remain anonymous, but athletic director Jim Sterk released the following statement in a release. “This individual has been a Mizzou fan his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou linebacker Jamal Brooks announced his decision to enter the transfer portal on Monday afternoon. “It is with an open heart and teary eyes that I have made the decision to graduate in May and with great ambition enter my name into the transfer portal,” Brooks said in a message on social
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou tight end Daniel Parker Jr. was arrested on Wednesday for failing to appear in court. According to online court records, CPD initially cited him on Oct. 16 of last year on suspicion of going 20-25 miles per hour over the speed limit. Parker Jr. did not show up to his court
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz said he is pleased with the progress his team made in spring camp, as the team hosted its last practice on Thursday. You can watch extended highlights from the final practice of the spring in the video player below. https://youtu.be/ZqJcKydt-vo Drinkwitz added that he feels like the most progress has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is entering the final stretch of its spring practices. The Tigers were outside for the first half of practice on Tuesday, but they moved indoors due to the bad weather. https://youtu.be/CPM2Gnjjxvk Defensive coordinator Steve Wilks said he was proud of the way his team kept its focus throughout
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