COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just days after stepping down from his head coaching position at Battle High School, Atiyyah Ellison announced he will be the Director of Player Development for the Mizzou football team. The MU and NFL alum will be working with student-athletes to cultivate life skills, as they focus on their football career and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk gave a summer update on the state of the athletic department on Thursday afternoon. He spoke about how the NCAA’s new ruling on NIL has impacted the athletic department as well as COVID protocols for the upcoming fall sports season. You can hear the full news conference
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite spending the Fourth of July weekend on a pontoon with his family, Eli Drinkwitz still managed to keep the recruiting wave moving. Over the course of two days, two four-star recruits announced their commitments to the Tigers. On Friday, El Paso-native Tavorus Jones picked Mizzou over Florida, Michigan, Penn State, and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel hosted his third annual charity golf tournament at the Club at the Old Hawthorne on Monday morning. Pinkel holds the event each year to raise money for his foundation, G.P. Made. The organization’s mission is to help kids across the state of Missouri. “People are so
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC17’s Nathalie Jones 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 conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou defensive standout Sheldon Richardson is back on an NFL roster. The Minnesota Vikings resigned the defensive tackle on Tuesday afternoon. Richardson played for the Vikings back in 2018, but most recently spent time with Cleveland. He originally signed a three-year, $36 million deal with the Browns, however, the team released
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has landed two transfer commitments in the last two days. Akayleb Evans announced his commitment Friday night on social media. Evans comes to Columbia from Tulsa. The 6-foot-2 safety will have two years of eligibility remaining. The McKinney, Tex. native started 23 games in four seasons at Tulsa.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel and standout Jeremy Maclin were both placed on the ballot for the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Pinkel is one of seven coaches from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision on this year’s ballot. Maclin is one of 78 players to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on L’Damian Washington in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The former Mizzou football star recently announced he’s moving back to his home state. Washington will be the wide receivers coach for Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. You can watch the full interview on
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team announced the start times for its first three games of the season on Thursday afternoon. WEEK 1 – Sept. 4: Mizzou vs. Central Michigan 3 p.m. WEEK 2 – Sept. 11: Mizzou at Kentucky 6:30 p.m. WEEK 3 – Sept. 18: Mizzou vs. SEMO 11 a.m. Earlier this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting wide receiver Jalen Knox has left the Mizzou football team. An MU spokesperson confirmed the news on Tuesday. The rising senior spent the last three years with the Tigers. Last season, Knox caught 31 passes for 305 yards in nine games. The Jonesboro, La. native also rushed for 95 yards and
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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.
Continue Reading 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.
Continue Reading 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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