ATLANTA, Ga. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team took center stage at SEC Media Days in Atlanta on the final day of the action. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and three of his players fielded questions from the media masses about some of the biggest storylines headed into the 2025 season, including the quarterback competition, the NCAA
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ATLANTA, Ga. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football is setting a high bar for its defense ahead of the 2025 season. The Tigers, who brought two student-athlete representatives on the defensive side of the football to SEC Media Days, dived into their high standards and aspirations with local and national media. “We got 20 players that have more
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ATLANTA, Ga. (KMIZ) A portion of the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia will be decorated with black and gold, when Mizzou football takes the main stage on Thursday. Each day of SEC Media Days, the Hall is displaying some of the most notable mementos from each team. Dennis Crawford, who is a
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ATLANTA, Ga. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football is preparing to take the stage at 2025 SEC Media Days. The Tigers are scheduled to speak on the final day of the event, starting with a local media session at 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, July 17. The team will be represented by head coach Eli Drinkwitz, who is entering
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SEC Media Days kicked off in Atlanta on Tuesday. The multi-day event is a chance for the powerhouse SEC to show off its football programs, including the Mizzou Tigers. And this year, the Tigers are gunning for their third straight 10-win season. It would be the first time the program has accomplished the feat. Do
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou pitcher and quarterback Sam Horn now has a big decision on the horizon, after the redshirt junior was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the MLB Draft, on Monday. It’s not a big surprise, as the Georgia native was actually one of the top pitching prospects
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou baseball saw its first name get taken off the board in the 2025 MLB Draft, on Monday. Tiger shortstop Jackson Lovich heard his named called, as he got selected by the New York Yankees in the 16th round, with the No. 494 overall pick. The Overland Park, Kansas native just wrapped
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones caught up with Mizzou Volleyball’s head coach Dawn Sullivan to preview the upcoming 2025 season on this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-Down. The Tigers are entering their third year under Coach Sullivan’s leadership, looking to build on the early success of her tenure with the team.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Baseball is prioritizing SEC talent in the transfer portal. On Friday, head coach Kerrick Jackson and his staff received a pledge from Mississippi State transfer Jacob Pruitt, who represents the fourth SEC player to commit to the Tigers this offseason. The 6-foot-1, right-handed pitcher appeared in nine games (two starts) for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel has filed a lawsuit to keep his driver’s license. Pinkel’s lawyer – Bogdan Susan — on Wednesday filed a petition in Camden County asking the court to not suspend the former coach’s license after he allegedly refused to take a breathalyzer test A Missouri State Highway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper is continuing to build up her first recruiting class as the leader of the Tigers. On Thursday, Coach Harper locked down a commitment from one of the best prospects in the state of Iowa, as 6-foot-3 forward Ellie Muller pledged to MU’s class of 2026. She
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Volleyball’s starting libero has added another accolade to a remarkable resume. On Tuesday, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) named Maya Sands a preseason All-SEC selection, and the league’s coaches predicted the Tigers to finish in fourth place in the conference during the 2025 season. Sands earned preseason All-SEC honors for the first
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel has been accused again of driving while intoxicated. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report shows that Pinkel, 73, was arrested at 11:46 p.m. Monday in Camden County. The arrest report says he was brought to the Camden County jail and was released. He was accused of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football is bringing an experienced lineup of returning talent to 2025 SEC Media Days. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) announced that Daylan Carnell, Connor Tollison and Zion Young will accompany head coach Eli Drinkwitz to the annual event at the Omni Atlanta Hotel and College Football Hall of Fame. It’s the first
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz found his name on a prestigious list, ahead of the start of the 2025 campaign. The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and the Peach Bowl announced that the leader of the Tigers made the 2025 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List, along with 25 other head
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou women’s basketball star Grace Slaughter in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can find a full transcript of the interview below. You can also watch the full conversation on ABC 17 SportsZone at 10:30 on KMIZ. NATHALIE JONES: Welcome back everyone, it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MIzzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz packed some fireworks for his Fourth of July celebration, on Friday, as three-star safety Tony Forney Jr. pledged to the Tigers. Forney Jr. chose to come to Columbia over other offers from Georgia, Auburn, Pitt and Wisconsin. He is now the 10th prospect to join Drinkwitz’s 2026
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PORTLAND, Maine (KMIZ) Former Mizzou men’s basketball star and graduate assistant Phil Pressey is continuing to work his way up the rungs of the coaching ladder. On Wednesday, the Maine Celtics, the G-League affiliate team of the Boston Celtics, announced that Pressey will serve as the franchise’s next head coach for the upcoming 2025-26 season.
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz continued his absolute heater on the recruiting trail, on Tuesday afternoon, when Boonville standout Braylon Ellison announced his commitment to the Tigers. The three-star offensive lineman picked MU over a slew of other offers, including Missouri State, Washington State, Coastal Carolina, Oregon State, James Madison, Navy and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates made a splash to kick off his 2027 recruiting class, on Tuesday, as four-star guard Scottie Adkinson announced his pledge to the Tigers. The Webster Groves star is the first member of Coach Gates’ 2027 class. He chose the black and gold over other offers from
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