COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Gymnastics and Wrestling’s home openers officially marked the return of “Beauty and the Beast”. Both programs competed alongside each other at Mizzou Arena on Friday night for the first time since 2019 but experienced different outcomes. No. 9 Mizzou Gymnastics earned a 196.700 team score to start its season with a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s the end of an era for Mizzou football. On Friday, graduate quarterback Brady Cook declared for the 2025 NFL Draft, making him the seventh Tiger to do so since the regular season ended. The St. Louis native ends his time in Columbia in the MU record books. As a starter, he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another Mizzou football standout has declared the 2025 NFL Draft. After two years in Columbia, Tiger wide receiver Theo Wease Jr. announced he will be taking a shot at making it at the next level. He joins running backs Marcus Carroll and Nate Noel, as well as defensive end Johnny Walker Jr.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After going 11-2 through non-conference action to start the season, the Mizzou men’s basketball team is opening up SEC action with a road trip to No. 2 Auburn on Saturday, Jan. 4. However, the conference opener against the other Tigers won’t be MU’s first bout with a Top-25 team. Head coach Dennis
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Women’s Basketball fell short of securing an upset win to begin SEC action. The Tigers got outscored by 21 points in the second half against No. 2 South Carolina, leading to an 83-52 loss in their SEC opener. Following Thursday’s loss, head coach Robin Pingeton’s group holds an 11-5 overall record.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics has locked up the leader of its gymnastics program for the foreseeable future. MU announced it has extended head coach Shannon Welker’s contract through the 2029 season, following more than a decade’s worth of success that has led the team to new heights. During his 11-year tenure, Welker has guided
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ever-growing 2025 NFL Draft board now features five Mizzou Tigers. Nate Noel announced on social media that he has declared for the NFL Draft, joining fellow running back Marcus Carroll, defensive end Johnny Walker Jr., offensive lineman Armand Membou and wide receiver Luther Burden III. MU’s leading rusher spent one season
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers’ defense held strong late in the fourth quarter, delivering a narrow win against Iowa in the Music City Bowl. The Tigers won 27-24, powered by two 50-plus-yard field goals from kicker Blake Craig. You can watch the full postgame press conference with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz, quarterback Brady
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A strong first half was just what the Tigers needed to get back in the win column. Missouri scored the first basket of the game and the lead never wavered in its 82-65 drubbing of the Alabama State Hornets on Monday night at Mizzou Arena. The Tigers (11-2) held a 9-7 advantage
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There’s been a lot of talk since the regular season ended. The Mizzou buzz has been all about the transfer portal, about a new quarterback coming to town and really about the expectations for the 2025 season, as a whole. However, during Sunday’s Music City Bowl press conference, head coach Eli Drinkwitz
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team wrapped up the non-conference slate with a dominant 90-51 win over Jackson State on Sunday afternoon inside Mizzou Arena. Five of head coach Robin Pingeton’s players got into double-digit scoring in the victory over the other Tigers, as sophomore guard Grace Slaughter led the charge with 22
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff have added a third offensive lineman to their winter transfer portal haul. Former West Virginia Mountaineer Johnny Williams IV committed and signed with Mizzou on Saturday, becoming the 13th student-athlete to join the Tigers through the transfer portal. Williams is rated as highly as a
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) Mizzou football’s senior class is taking in all the moments, no matter how small, ahead of the final game of their collegiate career. As the clock ticks closer to kickoff against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Music City Bowl on Monday, MU is getting in the final practices of this graduating class’
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will see a slight increase in their payout this year, thanks to revenue growth from the TransPerfect Music City Bowl. No. 19 Mizzou will make its 38th bowl appearance, facing the Iowa Hawkeyes at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Nashville, Tennessee. Jay Grider, Chief Operating Officer for the TransPerfect Music
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Mizzou and Iowa will take center stage Sunday when they face off in the Music City Bowl. Experts consider the 9-3 Tigers the better team — they picked Mizzou No. 19 in the College Football Playoff rankings while the Hawkeyes were unranked. The game kicks off at 1:30 p.m. Monday on ESPN. Will the Tigers
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) For the first time since the 2016-17 and 2017-18 campaigns, the Mizzou men’s basketball team has lost two-straight Braggin’ Rights match ups against Illinois. On Sunday, an off shooting night for the Tigers led to MU’s second loss of the season, 80-77 to the Fighting Illini. However, Mizzou almost managed to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz brought some competition into the quarterback room, on Sunday night. The Tigers locked down a commitment from former Penn State backup quarterback Beau Pribula, after he took visits to Iowa, UCF and Ole Miss over the past few weeks. The former Nittany Lion will join veteran Drew
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has made a clear effort to bolster his defense for the 2025 season, as seven of his 10 transfer portal pickups will benefit defensive coordinator Corey Batoon. On Saturday, Drinkwitz secured the latest signature in his Top-15 transfer class, as former Appalachian State defensive end Nate Johnson
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football has started fortifying the trenches for next season. Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff made two transfer portal pickups at the offensive line position on Friday night, landing commitments from Michigan transfer Dominick Giudice and Wake Forest transfer Keagen Trost. Giudice will provide the Tigers with some versatility along
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football will potentially face the departure of another true freshman talent. Courtney Crutchfield, a former consensus four-star wide receiver, announced on social media that he’s planning to put his name into the transfer portal. The Pine Bluff, Arkansas, native did not record a catch during his freshman season with the Tigers.
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