COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A win on Saturday would not be Eli Drinkwitz’s first time defeating the South Carolina Gamecocks, in fact, it would be the second-straight year. Just one year ago, Drinkwitz and Appalachian State took down South Carolina in a 20-15 victory. However, Drinkwitz was not alone. Mizzou special teams coordinator Erik Link was
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou football is down one more scholarship player, after slot receiver Dominic Gicinto announced his entry into the transfer portal on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Eli Drinkwitz said the team had 56 players available, including Gicinto. The SEC requires 53 scholarship players to be available in order to play a game and Mizzou
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will return to action Saturday on the road against South Carolina. Kickoff from Williams-Brice Stadium is at 6:30 p.m. You can hear head coach Eli Drinkwitz’s full news conference previewing the game in the video player below. Drinkwitz said MU has 56 scholarship player available to play on
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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 in the video player above. Sterk said he’s confident Mizzou will play at South Carolina on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. MU has not played a game
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Georgia will not be making the trip to Columbia on Saturday due to COVID-19 concerns within Mizzou’s program. The team said the postponement is due to a mixture of positive tests and contact tracing within one, specific position group. On Wednesday morning, Eli Drinkwitz said his team is below the required threshold
Continue Reading The Mizzou football team will host No. 12 Georgia on Saturday at 11 a.m. It’s the Tigers fifth game against a ranked opponent this season. You can watch head coach Eli Drinkwitz’s full news conference ahead of the matchup in the video player above. Drinkwitz said one member of the team tested positive for COVID-19
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Dave Matter from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the entire conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) After knocking on wood, Eli Drinkwitz said he does not have any concerns regarding COVID-19 within his football team after a road trip to Florida. “But it is 14-day latency period, if you know anything about COVID,” he said. “You don’t count your chickens before they hatch, but, no, I’m more worried
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BIRMINGHAM, Al. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will be without three players for part of its next game following the SEC’s ruling on the Mizzou and Florida brawl before halftime on Saturday. The SEC has handed out a half-game suspension for fighting to LB Chad Bailey, OL Dylan Spencer and DL Markell Utsey for their
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Mizzou women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview in the video player above.
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GAINESVILLE, Fl. (KMIZ) Mizzou and Florida issued a joint statement on Sunday in response to Saturday night’s brawl just before halftime. “The actions at the end of the first half of last night’s game do not reflect the values of our football program or University. We are committed to healthy competition and good sportsmanship. The clean
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GAINESVILLE, Fl. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team did not have a happy Halloween at the Swamp. No. 10 Florida dominated the Tigers, 41-17. Florida QB Kyle Trask ran for as many yards on the ground as the entire Mizzou rushing attack, 47 yards. Mizzou QB Connor Bazelak struggled to move the offense. He was 26/40
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GAINESVILLE, Fl. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will take on No. 10 Florida on Saturday night in the swamp. The Tigers are 2-2 on the season after two straight wins over LSU and Kentucky. Meanwhile – Florida is 2-1 this year, but the Gators have not played in three weeks. They missed two games due
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou football has two-straight wins against two very different offenses. On Saturday, the Tigers rendered the Kentucky Wildcats’ offense pretty useless, limiting them to 145 of total offense on just 36 plays. Meanwhile, just weeks ago, MU claimed a much different kind of win, in a 45-41 upset over the then No.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will travel to Florida to play the No. 10 Gators on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. You can watch head coach Eli Drinkwitz’s full news conference in the video player below. Check out Mizzou’s depth chart ahead of the Florida game hereDownload Florida is 2-1 this season, but the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Maurice Massey is no longer a member of the Mizzou football team following his arrest over the weekend, according to a team spokesman. “Maurice Massey has been dismissed from the Mizzou Football program for a violation of team rules,” Mizzou spokesman Shawn Davis said. “Since electing to opt out of the 2020
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel in this week’s virtual edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) ABC17 Sports’ Nathalie Jones recaps Mizzou’s win over the Kentucky Wildcats, which broke a five-year drought. “I’m shocked at these stats. I’ve never been in a game like this,” Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said.
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DENVER (KMIZ) The Chiefs were not fazed by a snowy Sunday afternoon in Denver. Kansas City dominated Drew Lock and the Broncos, 43-16. The former Mizzou quarterback was 24/40 for 254 yards. Lock did rush for a touchdown, but the Lee’s Summit native also had two interceptions. On a positive note for Mizzou fans –
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team beat Kentucky 20-10 on Saturday to improve to 2-2 on the season. The Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak against the Wildcats. Larry Rountree led the Tigers with 126 yards and two touchdowns on 37 carries. Connor Bazelak was steady at quarterback. The redshirt freshman was 21/30 for
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