COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) After an impromptu bye-week, Mizzou is set to host the Kentucky Wildcats at Faurot Field on Saturday. MU was originally scheduled to host Vanderbilt, but the conference postponed the matchup due to COVID-19 concerns with the Commodores. Last time out, the Tigers upset No. 17 LSU in a 45-41 shootout. Missouri played
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou football hosted two air-raid offenses at Faurot Field, so far this season, however, Kentucky will bring a much different game to Columbia. While the offense really hasn’t been the focus of the Wildcat’s squad this year, MU defensive coordinator Ryan Walters said he has been preparing his guys for a new
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will return to action on Saturday against Kentucky. The Tigers and Wildcats will kickoff from Faurot Field at 3 p.m. Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz held his weekly news conference on Tuesday. You can watch the full interview in the video player above. The Tigers are still 1-2
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on The Kansas City Star’s sports columnist Vahe Gregorian in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their entire conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has rearranged its schedule due to COVID-19 concerns in the SEC. PowerMizzou and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch first reported the news first. NEWS | SEC ANNOUNCES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE CHANGES🗓️ Oct. 24 – #Mizzou vs. UK🗓️ Oct. 31 – #Mizzou at UF🗓️ Dec. 12 – #Mizzou vs. VandyDetails ⤵️📰
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou and Vanderbilt was the first SEC matchup to get postponed due to COVID-19, as a result of the Commodores not meeting the minimum number of scholarship players available. However, on Wednesday, more and more schools within the conference announced their own troubles with COVID-19. The SEC decided to postpone Florida’s meeting
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has an unexpected bye week after its game against Vanderbilt was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns with the Commodores. We spoke with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz on Tuesday. You can watch his full news conference in the video player above. Drinkwitz said MU’s win over No. 17
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team’s homecoming game against Vanderbilt on Saturday is postponed. PowerMizzou first reported the news. NEWS: The Vanderbilt at Missouri FB game of Oct. 17 is postponed due to positive tests & subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Vanderbilt FB program. The action is consistent with SEC COVID-19 management requirements.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team has postponed its first two matches of the season due to COVID-19 concerns in the Tigers program. MU was scheduled to play at Alabama on Saturday and Sunday this week. Instead – MU will now play in Tuscaloosa, Alab. on Oct. 21 and Oct. 22. “Mizzou Volleyball’s fall
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on the Kansas City Star’s Mizzou beat writer Souichi Terada in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman recaps the Mizzou football team’s upset win over No. 17 LSU on Saturday. “It was our will versus there’s,” Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said after the game. “We wanted it more, bottom line.”
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz’s squad played a close game with LSU throughout, ending in a 45-41 air-raid victory. Mizzou came out firing as the underdogs against the 17th-ranked team in the country. The momentum shifted in the fourth quarter when MU defensive lineman Chris Turner blocked LSU’s field goal attempt. Missouri regained possession and
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Local businesses in downtown Columbia saw smaller crowds this home game compared to the Alabama game on Sept. 26.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Despite changes in location and time, Mizzou football and the LSU Tigers will kickoff on Saturday. LSU and Mizzou came to the decision to move Saturday’s game due to Hurricane Delta’s impact on Louisiana, since the game was originally scheduled for 8:00 P.M. in Baton Rouge. The reigning national champions come to
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz said his team will be down seven players in its Saturday matchup with LSU. During his radio program, Drinkwitz said one player tested positive for COVID-19, while six others were put into a mandatory quarantine. MU has not released the names of any players affected.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwtiz’s squad is preparing for a new location, a new time, and overall a new LSU squad on Saturday. Ed Orgeron and his Tigers lost more than 30 players for the national championship roster heading into the 2020 season. First and foremost, LSU lost Heisman trophy and national championship winner Joe
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MU officially confirmed Wednesday that Saturday’s game moved to Columbia because of Hurricane Delta.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou and LSU made it official on Wednesday morning and decided to move Saturday’s game to Faurot Field due to Hurricane Delta. The game will start at 11 A.M. on ESPN and will be LSU’s first appearance at Memorial Stadium. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said the move was necessary for the safety
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football game against LSU will now be played in Columbia, a source confirms to ABC 17 News. Kickoff will be at 11 a.m. from Faurot Field. An MU spokesman would not confirm the change, but he tells ABC 17 News an official announcement on the game will come Wednesday at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has named Connor Bazelak the starting quarterback for the Tigers road matchup against No. 17 LSU. MU will kickoff against the Tigers on Saturday at 8 p.m. You can watch Coach Drinkwitz’s full news conference from Tuesday in the video player above. Bazelak replaced QB Shawn Robinson in
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