COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will open up SEC play on the road against Kentucky on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz held his weekly news conference on Monday. You can watch the full interview in the video player below. https://youtu.be/0TGir1UrRo4 The Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak to the Wildcats
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on the Columbia Daily Tribune’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer Eric Blum in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 46,000 fans were on hand for the Mizzou football team’s season opener on Saturday. The Tigers beat Central Michigan 34-24 to improve to 1-0 on the season. You can watch ABC 17’s Nathalie Jones full recap in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s own Rhyan Loos had some special visitors at Mizzou’s season-opener at Faurot Field on Saturday. One couple is making a cross-country trek to honor their son who died from a rare form of bone cancer. Alec and Cristy Fraser’s son Julian, an All-American swimmer and polo player, died of osteosarcoma five
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is 1-0 after beating Central Michigan, 34-24, in the home opener on Saturday. You can watch extended highlights of Saturday’s win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/t9UZB2nLh64 The Tigers started off strong on their opening drive. Connor Bazelak connected with D’ionte ‘Boo’ Smith for a 63-yard reception on
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For the first time since 2019, the stadium allowed for full capacity and tailgating.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou plays Central Michigan Saturday, and Faurot Field will be at full capacity for the first time since 2019. The university moved to a new digital ticket service. All tickets are digital this year; no more paper tickets. Now the only way to get into Faurot Field is with a mobile ticket.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou safety Martez Manuel is the driving force of the the Tigers defense. The former Rock Bridge standout is one of MU’s three captains this season. “I think he’s always had it in him to be a leader,” head coach Eli Drinkwitz said. “He’s always been vocal and passionate about playing.” Manuel
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It is the first season that football teams around the country will have to deal with the affects of newly passed name, image, and likeness legislation. Ever since the policy passed in July of 2021, quite a few members of the MU football team have taken advantage of the opportunity. “I kind
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz is now in his second season as the Tigers head coach. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman previewed MU’s week one matchup with Central Michigan on our Return of the Tigers special on Thursday night. You can watch the full story in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman spoke with former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel to preview the upcoming MU football season. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
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After a season full of no tailgates and no more than 25% capacity in the stadium, Coach Eli Drinkwitz and crew are ready to have a full house on Saturday.
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Gameday at Memorial Stadium will include coronavirus precautions. Fans are required to wear masks when they’re not seated. Barriers will be up and social distancing in place at concession areas.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz opened up his press conference by wishing Central Michigan’s Jim McElwain a speedy recovery after the head coach was diagnosed with appendicitis on Wednesday. McElwain will not be making the trip to Columbia for the game, so assistant head coach Tim Skipper will oversee the team. Drinkwitz added that his
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Drinkwitz is expected at a news conference sometime after 5 p.m. The coach will talk about Mizzou’s home game against Central Michigan to start the season this Saturday.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will host Central Michigan on Saturday at 3 p.m. It’s officially year two under head coach Eli Drinkwitz. Coach Drinkwitz held his first weekly news conference on Tuesday. You can watch the full video in the video player below. https://youtu.be/VwOhmY5OR3I You can hear from Mizzou defensive coordinator Steve
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Coach Eli Drinkwitz will hold a news conference at noon Tuesday to talk about preparations for the Tigers’ home debut.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team officially added transfer linebacker Chuck Hicks to its roster on Monday. Hicks comes to MU after spending three seasons at Wyoming. An MU spokesperson said he’ll have to sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules. The San Diego native will have three years left of eligibility.
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on PowerMizzou’s Mizzou beat writer Mitchell Forde in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player below.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz said he believes that the Mizzou football has hit the Southeastern Conference’s 85 percent vaccination threshold, as the team is ten days away from the start of the season. “We’ve got to be close to 85 if not over. I know the staff’s at 98%. Combine that with our players
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