COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz met with reporters on a Zoom news conference on Wednesday ahead of fall camp. You can watch the entire interview in the video player above. Coach Drinkwitz said the Tigers are going to do everything they can to play football this fall. As of now, the SEC,
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Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk said he has every reason to believe football preseason practices will begin next week. He released this statement on Monday afternoon: “Since college athletics stopped back in March, the Southeastern Conference has not rushed its decision-making processes while working collaboratively to develop plans for all sports to return to play
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou football added two conference games to their schedule on Friday, as a result of the changes due to COVID-19. The Tigers will now host the Alabama Crimson Tide and meet the LSU Tigers this fall. The new schedule features teams scheduled before COVID-19, including South Carolina, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee. Let's rock.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The SEC touched on testing and mask usage in its required protocols for fall sports. The conference said that protocols will continue to change throughout the season, as more updates come surrounding COVID-19. “Our health experts have guided us though each stage of preparation for the safe return of activity and, together
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The NCAA released additional requirements schools must meet in order to participate in any sort of fall postseason play this fall. NCAA President Mark Emmert said the health and safety is their primary concern. “Student-athletes should never feel pressured into playing their sport if they do not believe it is safe to
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The Mizzou football team’s fall camp has been pushed back to August 17. The SEC made the league-wide mandate on Tuesday. MU was originally scheduled to start fall camp on Friday. The SEC said the new calendar is based on the recommendations of the SEC’s Return to Activiity and Medical Guidance Task Force. According to
Continue Reading The SEC will move to a 10-game conference-only schedule for the 2020 season due to concerns surrounding COVID-19. AL.com was the first to report the news. The league also has moved the start of the season back to Sept. 26. The SEC championship game will be on Dec. 19. We spoke with Mizzou athletic director
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou volleyball coach Josh Taylor is doing his best to keep his players informed and ready for the upcoming season. You can watch our full interview with Taylor in the video player above. “I think the biggest thing is being prepared and having plans for a bunch of different scenarios that can
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletics announced it is moving to digital only ticketing for football and men’s and women’s basketball games starting this fall. Fans will no longer be able to print their tickets, according to a release from MU. For those without a smartphone, the Mizzou athletics ticket office will provide an alternative option.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said his team is still preparing to start the season on Sept. 5 against Central Arkansas. “I’m not going to waste my time on hypotheticals,” Drinkwitz said in a Zoom news conference on Wednesday. You can watch the full news conference in the video player above. Coach
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletics will not be able to begin fall sports competition until at least August 31, according to a release from the SEC. This directly affects the volleyball, soccer and cross country teams at MU. “Our leadership has had to make very difficult decisions in regards to the 2020 season,” MU soccer
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BRADENTON, Fla. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou and Rock Bridge basketball standout Sophie Cunningham is embracing the WNBA Bubble at the IMG Academy in Florida. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman caught up with Cunningham on Tuesday. You can watch the entire interview in the video player above. Cunningham said she had COVID-19 in June, and she
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (KMIZ) The SEC will not make a decision on fall sports until late July, according to commissioner Greg Sankey. Sankey met with all 14 SEC athletic directors on Monday at the league office in Birmingham. It was the first in-person meeting since March. “It is clear that current circumstances related to COVID-19 must
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou baseball coach Steve Bieser said he felt a sense of relief when he found out the postseason ban was over. ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman caught up with Bieser to discuss the end of the sanctions, life without baseball, social justice issues and much more. You can watch the entire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk met with reporters Thursday on a Zoom call to update the public on the athletic department. You can watch the full interview in the video player above. Sterk said the SEC will not make a final determination on fall sports until later this month. He said he
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletics gave its second update on its COVID-19 testing results on Wednesday. UPDATE: 367 of 377 tests on #Mizzou student-athletes & athletic staff participating in department testing protocol have been negative for COVID-19. pic.twitter.com/lTGVZRMfOc— Mizzou Athletics (@MizzouAthletics) July 8, 2020 An MU spokesperson confirmed ten total student-athletes and staff have now
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou basketball star Laurence Bowers is holding the 6th annual Camp Bowers this week at the Columbia Sports Fieldhouse. Bowers said 178 kids signed up to participate in this year’s camp. There are two separate sessions. Ages 8-11 go from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Ages 12-16 go from 2 p.m. to
Continue Reading The Mizzou postseason ban is officially over. The MU baseball and softball teams’ have served their punishments in full, according to the NCAA. 🗣 Some GREAT news to brighten your Monday morning ⤵Mizzou Athletics received confirmation late last week from the NCAA that @MizzouBaseball & @MizzouSoftball are eligible for 2021 postseason tournaments. The bans have
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou athletics announced its 2020 Hall of Fame class on Wednesday afternoon. Chidi Imoh – Men’s Track & Field (1983-86) Kearsten Peoples – Women’s Track & Field (2012-15) Mike Rogers – Baseball (1984-87) Nancy Rutter – Women’s Basketball (1975-78) Don Smith – Track & Field (1959-62) These five individuals will be inducted
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The biggest concern for every sport starting back up, across the country, has been outbreaks of COVID-19 within their facilities. On June 25, the University of Missouri said that five people within MU Athletics tested positive for COVID-19. Four of the cases were asymptomatic. Of 308 #Mizzou Athletics individuals tested for COVID-19
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