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WATCH: Eli Drinkwitz takes questions ahead of Kansas State

September 12, 2023 11:59 AM Matthew Sanders

Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz is scheduled to take questions from reporters at noon Tuesday ahead of this week’s home matchup against Kansas State.

Mizzou defensive lineman earns SEC weekly honors

September 11, 2023 2:17 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive end Nyles Gaddy was named the SEC co-defensive lineman of the week on Monday, after a multi-sack game against Middle Tennessee. The Jackson State transfer recorded three total tackles, two for a loss, as well as two sacks on Saturday night. It is the second multi-sack game of his career,

Mizzou escapes Middle Tennessee to improve to 2-0

September 9, 2023 3:37 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 23-19 win against Middle Tennessee State University on Saturday night, but the victory didn’t come without its ups and downs. The Tigers had some offensive struggles against the Blue Raiders in the first half. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz named Brady

Mizzou soccer claims Braggin’ Rights with win over Illinois

September 7, 2023 8:43 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou soccer team claimed some Braggin’ Rights at home on Thursday with a 2-1 victory over Illinois. The Tigers got off to a two-score lead in the first half with goals from Jenna Bartels and Kylee Simmons. The sole Illinois goal came off of a penalty kick from Kennedy Berschel. Bella

Mizzou men’s basketball completes schedule with SEC opponents released

September 7, 2023 1:38 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s basketball team now has a complete look at the 2023-24 schedule after the SEC released conference schedules on Thursday. The Tigers have an 18-game SEC slate including five different home-and-home series. The conference schedule will kick off on Saturday, Jan. 6, welcoming Georgia to Columbia for the SEC opener.

Mizzou women’s basketball announces SEC schedule

September 6, 2023 1:30 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team found out their 2023-24 SEC opponents on Wednesday, as the conference released the dates for the 16-game league slate. The Tigers will open conference play away against reigning conference champions LSU on Jan. 4 and will conclude the regular season slate at Mississippi State on March 3.

Mizzou announces sellout against Kansas State

September 6, 2023 11:37 AM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is set to play in front of a sold-out crowd in two weeks against Kansas State. The team announced on Wednesday that the game set for Saturday, Sept. 16 at 11 a.m. against No. 15 Kansas State is a sell out. This is the first sellout at Faurot

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Has Eli Drinkwitz made the right quarterback choice?

September 6, 2023 2:24 AM ABC 17 News Team

Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz on Tuesday answered a question that has hung over his program since last season.

Brady Cook named Mizzou’s starting quarterback

September 5, 2023 2:16 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz said that his team will be moving forward with St. Louis-native Brady Cook as the starting quarterback for the 2023 season. He added that backup quarterback Sam Horn will still get opportunities for growth. Drinkwitz said not much will change in the quarterback room, as Cook had

WATCH: Drinkwitz takes Mizzou football questions

September 5, 2023 11:59 AM ABC 17 News Team

Watch live as Mizzou football head coach Eli Drinkwitz takes reporters’ questions ahead of Week 2.

Sunday Sit-down with Mizzou volleyball’s Jordan Iliff

September 3, 2023 10:13 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Chanel Porter brought on Mizzou volleyball’s junior right side hitter Jordan Iliff, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.

RECAP: Mizzou football starts 1-0, as one quarterback has a ‘leg up’ in the competition

September 3, 2023 6:33 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team started the 2023 season off 1-0, with a 35-10 win over South Dakota on Thursday night. The biggest story line headed into that game was the ongoing competition between the quarterbacks: returning starter Brady Cook and redshirt freshman Sam Horn. Cook started the first half, while Horn took

Mizzou volleyball gets swept in hard-fought match against No. 3 Louisville

September 3, 2023 4:28 PM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team lost its first game of the head coach Dawn Sullivan era on Sunday afternoon. No. 3 Louisville swept MU in three sets to drop the Tigers to 5-1 on the season. The Cardinals dominated Mizzou in the first set, winning 25-10, however, the two sets that followed were

Mizzou volleyball stays unbeaten in shutout win over South Dakota

September 2, 2023 4:37 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team starts the year with five-straight wins after the Tigers swept South Dakota 3-0 Saturday in the Tiger Invitational. This is the second-straight shutout win for MU after the Tigers took down Northern Kentucky on Friday at the Hearnes Center. St. Louis native Jordan Iliff was the leading force

Mizzou wins big in home opener over South Dakota

August 31, 2023 10:16 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou Tigers starting off the season on a high note with a big time 35-10 win over South Dakota on a Thursday night prime-time kickoff at Faurot Field. You can watch extended highlights of MU’s win in the video player below. https://youtu.be/El8psi03St0 Brady Cook started the game at quarterback playing the

Mizzou quarterback competition continues into regular season

August 31, 2023 11:23 AM Nathalie Jones

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football season will kickoff at 7 p.m. on Thursday night and it’ll do so with no clear starting quarterback for the Tigers. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz will split snaps between returning starter Brady Cook and redshirt freshman Sam Horn to start the 2023 season. “The reality is that no quarterback

With a defense full of vets, Mizzou leans on ‘trust’ headed into week one

August 31, 2023 10:02 AM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s year two with Blake Baker at the helm of the Mizzou defense, and the good news is, the group is returning nine starters from last season. The Tigers went 6-7 last season. Majority of the defense is in their final year of play at Mizzou and the main goal is to

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Were you impressed with Mizzou’s win over South Dakota?

August 31, 2023 10:41 PM ABC 17 News Team

The win was expected but it was the first on-field action of the season for a Tigers team with lots of questions coming into the year.

Mizzou football Thursday night season kickoff likely to create traffic gridlock

August 31, 2023 3:57 PM Mitchell Kaminski

The Missouri State Highway Patrol and University of Missouri police are advising everyone who is not going to the Mizzou football game to avoid downtown.

Traffic impacts expected for Mizzou football home opener

August 31, 2023 3:38 AM Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thursday is the University of Missouri’s home opening football game. With thousands of fans expected to attend, traffic impacts and delays can be expected throughout the game. The increase in crowds and number of people heading towards and around the stadium has caused some changes to traffic flow. Football_Traffic_PatternsDownload According to the