COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel to breakdown Super Bowl LV. The two spoke about the Chiefs matchup against the Buccaneers. Plus, Coach Pinkel shared his thoughts on a few of his friends playing and coaching in the big game. You can watch the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias standout Damon Johanns signed to play football at Mizzou on Wednesday as a preferred walk-on. The 6’4″ tight end said he had other scholarship offers, but it’s always been his dream to go to Mizzou. You can hear more from Damon Johanns in the video player below. Fellow Helias senior
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias standout Damon Johanns committed to play for Mizzou football on Tuesday afternoon. He announced his decision on social media. I am excited to announce I am committing to the University of Missouri to further my academic and football career🐯🐯 Go Tigers!#NewZou pic.twitter.com/oPAwFeEUlA— Damon Johanns (@damon_johanns) February 2, 2021 The 6’4″
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The UM System Board of Curators will vote on an architect and engineer for the new football indoor facility in its scheduled meeting on Thursday. MU is recommending Kansas City architect company HOK, Inc. for the project. According to meeting documents – the total project budget for the indoor facility is expected
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz officially added another NFL veteran to his defensive staff on Thursday, hiring Jethro Franklin as the new defensive line coach. Franklin comes to Columbia with 29 years of coaching expereince, including 13 years in the NFL. Most recently, he was an assistant defensive line coach with the
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou offensive coordinator Josh Heupel will be making his return to the SEC East as the new head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers. On Wednesday the program announced Heupel accepted a six-year contract for $4 million per year. The hire comes just over a week after the athletic department released former
Continue Reading The SEC announced Mizzou’s 2021 football schedule on Wednesday afternoon. Sept. 4: Mizzou vs. Central Michigan Sept. 11: Mizzou at Kentucky Sept. 18: Mizzou vs. SEMO Sept. 25: Mizzou at Boston College Oct. 2: Mizzou vs. Tennessee Oct. 9: Mizzou vs. North Texas (Homecoming) Oct. 16: Mizzou vs. Texas A&M Oct. 23: BYE WEEK Oct.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Steve Wilks met with the local reporters on Monday for the first time since taking over as Mizzou’s defensive coordinator. Watch: #Mizzou DC Steve Wilks says his relationship with Coach Drinkwitz started when Drink was at App State. A year later after this season – Wilks got a text from Drinkwitz, and
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team has found its newest addition in veteran NFL coach Steve Wilks. #NewZOU pic.twitter.com/7VYClLGG1N— Eliah Drinkwitz (@CoachDrinkwitz) January 21, 2021 “Steve has a strong reputation as a man of character and a leader of men. His experiences both as an NFL head coach and defensive coordinator are exactly what
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive line coach Brick Haley is leaving the program, according to PowerMizzou.com and others reports. A Mizzou spokesperson would not comment on those reports. Haley came to Columbia ahead of the 2017 season. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz kept him on staff after Barry Odom was fired in 2019. Drinkwitz now has
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ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the entire interview in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ryan Walters is reportedly leaving Mizzou to join the Illinois football coaching staff, according to Football Scoop and other outlets. He will be the new defensive coordinator under the Fighting Illini’s first year head coach Bret Bielema. Ryan Walters is reportedly heading to Illinois – according to this ⬇️ https://t.co/aDX7MX5iQz— Andrew Kauffman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Ohio State wide receiver Mookie Cooper has committed to play for Mizzou, according to his post on social media Tuesday afternoon. Cooper did not catch a pass during his freshman year at Ohio State. In fact, he has not played since 2018. The St. Louis native played at Trinity Catholic High
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced it has received a $10 million dollar donation from an anonymous donor to help build a new indoor football practice facility. “The magnitude, impact and timing of this gift is significant as we attempt to advance the indoor football practice facility project as quickly as possible,” athletic director Jim
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NASHVILLE, Tenn (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will not travel to Nashville, as team officials decided to cancel the trip to the Music City Bowl due to COVID-19 concerns. The bowl game was set to kick off at 3 P.M. on Wednesday in Nashville. Mizzou and Iowa were both grappling with COVID-19 concerns heading into
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) ABC17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman and ABC17’s Nathalie Jones recap the top Mid-Missouri sports moments of 2020.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KMIZ) The SEC announced its yearly awards on Tuesday afternoon, and the Tigers were well represented on the list. Mizzou quarterback Connor Bazelak is the SEC Freshman of the Year. He was also named to the All-SEC Freshman Team. Linebacker Nick Bolton and defensive lineman Trajan Jeffcoat were both named to the All-SEC
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou linebacker Nick Bolton will forego his senior season and declare for the 2021 NFL Draft. He made his announcement on social media on Monday. pic.twitter.com/o1HR4DdgHF— Nick Bolton (@_nickbolton2) December 21, 2020 Bolton also said he will not play in the upcoming Music City Bowl against Iowa. “I’m excited to chase my
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on KTGR’s Matt Michaels 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) The Mizzou football team will play in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30. PowerMizzou.com reported the news first. Black and gold all over. See you in 10 days @HawkeyeFootball and @MizzouFootball. 🎟️: https://t.co/aG2b4XIbIY pic.twitter.com/l3NgKzV2NT— Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl (@MusicCityBowl) December 20, 2020 The Tigers will play Iowa at Nissan Stadium
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