COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff have started building its next recruiting class. Defensive lineman Anthony Kennedy Jr. announced he is committing to Mizzou, becoming the first prospect to pledge to the program’s 2026 class. The Little Rock, Arkansas, native is considered a four-star recruit by 247 Sports and ESPN. Kennedy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz and his staff have made their first splash in the transfer portal, kicking off the current 2024-25 cycle. Former Mississippi State wide receiver Kevin Coleman Jr. is transferring to Mizzou for his senior year, immediately following a junior season where he led the Bulldogs in multiple statistical categories.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball’s winning streak has reached nine straight games. The Tigers took care of business against Long Island University (LIU), winning their Saturday showdown with the Sharks 88-61 in the penultimate game of their current homestand. MU and LIU traded buckets back-and-forth through the first media timeout, but the Tigers quickly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Women’s Basketball has reached the home stretch of non-conference play. MU is tipping off the first of its final three non-conference games of the season on Sunday evening, welcoming Lipscomb to Mizzou Arena. Entering this contest, the Tigers have won eight of their last nine games, including four straight victories, dating
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball is returning to action for the first time since upsetting then-No. 1 ranked Kansas in court-storming fashion. After a six-day break, MU is preparing for Long Island University (LIU) to pay a visit to Mizzou Arena on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Tigers are entering Saturday’s showdown in the midst
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A sixth-year standout of the Mizzou wrestling program is hanging up his wrestling shoes for the final time. Noah Surtin has announced that he is medically retiring from the sport of wrestling, stepping away after suiting up for his final competition at the Cougar Clash on Dec. 7 in his hometown of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team is riding high after upsetting Kansas at home last weekend. The Tigers will host Long Island University at Mizzou Arena at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Tigers are now 8-1 with an eight-game winning streak. Watch the news conference in the video player.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Mizzou defensive end has found his new home. According to a report from On3, Williams Nwaneri has committed to Nebraska, following his entrance into the transfer portal. Nwaneri’s commitment comes just two days after multiple reports surfaced saying the former highly-touted prospect planned to put his name into the transfer
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KMIZ) Mizzou Volleyball’s deepest NCAA Tournament run since the 2017 season ended in the Sweet 16. The No. 7-seeded Tigers dropped a four-set battle with the No. 3-seeded Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA Regional Semifinal round at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, capping off a stellar second season under head coach Dawn
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It might be bowl season, but it’s never too early to start looking ahead to 2025. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) announced the full 2025 schedules for each of the league’s 16 teams on Wednesday night, including Mizzou. Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz will kick off his sixth season at the helm of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of Mizzou offensive lineman have received some recognition as two of the best players at their position in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Associated Press (AP) announced Armand Membou and Cam’Ron Johnson as second-team All-SEC honorees on Thursday afternoon. Membou, who was named second-team All-SEC by the conference’s head coaches
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team left for the program’s first Sweet 16 appearance since 2017 in style on Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers were sent off with cheers and high fives from members of MU Athletics, including men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates and Athletic Director Laird Veatch. Head coach Dawn Sullivan and company will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Mizzou football standouts made the Southeastern Conference’s all-conference lists, which is selected by the league’s 16 coaches, on Tuesday afternoon. Wide receiver Luther Burden was picked for first-team honors for the second-straight season, while offensive lineman Armand Membou and defensive end Johnny Walker Jr. were both tapped for second-team honors. Burden
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ahead of the program’s first Sweet 16 appearance since 2017, five members of the Mizzou volleyball team were received 2024 AVCA All-Region honors, on Tuesday. Graduate outside hitter Mychael Vernon was tabbed as the AVCA Central Region Player of the Year, while head coach Dawn Sullivan was named the AVCA Central Region
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics is making changes to align with the new era of college athletics. On Monday, MU announced that it is adopting a new fundraising structure, which will focus on elevating competitive success in the ever-evolving world of college sports. The biggest change will be coming to the ‘Tiger Scholarship Fund.’ The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On the first day the NCAA transfer portal opened, Mizzou wide receiver Mekhi Miller announced that he is throwing his name in, after three seasons in Columbia. The Overland Park, Kansas native appeared in 12 games in 2024, grabbing three receptions for 35 yards. In his junior season, he did see less
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the Southeastern Conference announced that Mizzou standout Tamar Bates is the SEC Player of the Week, after the Tigers a 2-0 week where MU captured the program’s fifth-ever win over the nation’s No. 1 team. In victories over Cal in the ACC/SEC Challenge and Kansas in the Border War, Bates
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball has toppled the top-ranked team in college basketball. MU defeated Kansas in the latest installment of the Border Showdown 76-67 in court-storming fashion, securing the program’s first victory over the No. 1 team in the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 rankings since the 1997 season. You can watch the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football is Music City Bowl bound. Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz’s group has punched a ticket to face Iowa in the Music City Bowl on Monday, Dec. 30 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, per an official announcement from the team. Kickoff time for this postseason matchup is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Excitement swept across Mizzou Arena Saturday as the Tigers defeated the Kansas Jayhawks in basketball for the first time since the rivalry started back up in 2021. The historic victory energized fans, who chanted and cheered as they left the Mizzou Arena, celebrating a long-awaited triumph in one of college sports biggest
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