COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When one of the oldest rivalries in college sports returns to Faurot Field this fall, another chapter of a historic grudge fest will play out in front of a sold out crowd. On Monday, Mizzou Athletics announced that is has officially sold out the highly-anticipated game against Kansas on Sept. 6. It
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy hasn’t played a snap for his new team yet, but he’s already being watched for one of the most prestigious awards in college football. On Monday, the former Louisiana Monroe star was named to the Maxwell Award’s preseason watch list. The honor is given out, each year,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just when you thought Mizzou women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper had put the final touches on her roster for the 2025-26 season, she made one more addition, on Monday. The first-year leader of the Tigers brought on her seventh transfer of the offseason. Reka Toman, a forward from Hungary, is coming to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There’s only word that can describe Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz’s sixth fall camp in Columbia best: competitive. With returning talent and key transfer portal additions, the leader of Tiger football may just have his deepest team, yet. With depth, comes competition and that all starts at the quarterback position. During spring
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou quarterback Sam Horn became the second member of the Tiger baseball team to sign a deal with a Major League team, on Sunday. The dual-sport athlete put pen to paper with the Los Angeles Dodgers, after being drafted in the 17th round earlier in July. Horn reportedly signed a contract worth
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football is opening fall camp ahead of the 2025 season. Watch coach Eli Drinkwitz take questions from reporters.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KMIZ) Heading into the 2025 edition of Chiefs training camp in St. Joseph, the view looks quite a bit different for former Mizzou star Nick Bolton. This time in 2024, Bolton was entering a contract year in Kansas City, hoping things would work out for him to stay on board with the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics is keeping football coach Eli Drinkwitz around Columbia for the foreseeable future. The athletic department announced a contract extension through 2029 for the leader of the Tigers, on Thursday. The extension will also come with an enhanced salary pool for assistant coaches, strength and conditioning and football support personnel. In
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou tennis team saw some shakeups on its coaching staff, on Monday. Head coach Bianca Turati resigned from her position in Columbia, in order to take an associate head coaching role at her alma mater, Texas. In the three seasons she spent as the leader of the Tigers, MU made remarkable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Eli Hoff, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Mizzou Athletics beat writer, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou big man Mabor Majak is returning to Columbia. On Sunday, a team spokesperson confirmed with ABC 17 that the 7-foot-2 center is set to join head coach Dennis Gates’ coaching staff as a graduate assistant. This comes after he played for Gates at both Cleveland State and Mizzou. Majak did
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CHICAGO, Ill. (KMIZ) Luther Burden III made monetary NFL history by signing his first professional contract. The Chicago Bears announced that the organization has officially inked a deal with Burden III. It is reportedly a fully-guaranteed contract that’s worth $10.965 million, making the former Mizzou wide receiver the league’s first No. 39-overall NFL draft pick
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Men’s Basketball has landed its highest-ranked prospect since Michael Porter Jr. Jason Crowe Jr., who is considered a top-five recruit in the nation, announced his commitment to the Tigers on Friday afternoon. The California native also held offers from Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas and more. According to 247 Sports, the five-star combo
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ATLANTA, Ga. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football had two student-athletes earn All-SEC preseason honors. MU offensive lineman Cayden Green was recognized as a first-team All-SEC honoree in the conference’s annual preseason media poll, accompanied by wide receiver Kevin Coleman Jr. who was a third-team All-SEC selection. The Tigers were also predicted to finish in 12th place in
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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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