COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team landed its 12th commitment in the 2021 class on Thursday afternoon. On his 19th birthday, defensive end Shemar Pearl committed to play for the Tigers. The Plano, Texas native was originally committed to MU out of high school, but he chose the JUCO route instead. Last season at
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Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz dressed for the occasion during a Zoom news conference on Wednesday afternoon. “I’d like to give a shoutout to Andy Reid,” Drinkwitz said. You can watch our full interview with Coach Drinkwitz in the video player above.
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Mizzou center Axel Okongo has entered the transfer portal, according to an MU spokesman. In one season with the Tigers, Okongo scored five points and brought down two rebounds in 30 minutes of playing time. He appeared in eight games. Okongo did not miss a shot in his time in an MU uniform. He was
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Former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel is on the 2021 National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Pinkel is one of seven coaches on this year’s ballot, which also includes Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops. Pinkel is the winningest coach in Mizzou and Toledo football history. He won 191 games in 25 years as a
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Mizzou’s director of athletic performance for football Zac Woodfin said there are extensive safety measures in place to keep MU’s student-athletes and staff healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We really have left no stone unturned in terms of protecting our athletes and our staff when they come in to work,” Woodfin said. You can watch
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Hickman Kewpies named Missouri alum Morgan Eye Scott as the new girls basketball coach. Please welcome Morgan Scott as Hickman‘s new Head Girls Basketball Coach! We look forward to the positive impact she will make on our students, student athletes and the Hickman community. Go Kewpies!🟣🟡— Hickman Athletics (@KewpAthletics) June 13,
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Missouri’s Ian Bedell is looking forward to one thing: getting back to where it all started. The St. Louis Cardinals drafted the pitcher on Thursday night in the fourth round of the MLB Draft. “It was a stressful day, I knew that the Royals were considering me at 41 and then that’s
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The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Mizzou pitcher Ian Bedell in the 4th round of the MLB Draft with the 122nd overall pick. With the 122nd overall pick, the #STLCards select Ian Bedell! pic.twitter.com/Y1CIIiCKq3— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) June 12, 2020 Bedell had his junior season cut short due to COVID-19. In four starts (24.1 innings),
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Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk addressed a group of reporters on Thursday to give an update on the MU athletic department as it continues to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic. Sterk also spoke about the athletic department’s ongoing discussions regarding social justice and equality. You can watch the entire Zoom news conference in the video
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Mizzou safety Martez Manuel and defensive coordinator Ryan Walters played an integral part in the Tigers peaceful march in downtown Columbia last week to demand justice and promote equality. Manuel, a former Rock Bridge football standout, initially came up with the idea and Coach Walters offered his support. Manuel said he wanted to take on
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University of Missouri officials said Wednesday that they are continuing to assess whether or not they will allow fans to attend games in the fall.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of the Mizzou football and men’s and women’s basketball teams’ are allowed to workout on campus for the first time in three months. MU allowed voluntary workouts to begin for those three teams starting Monday. Before arriving back on campus, every student-athlete was tested for COVID-19. Deputy Athletics Director Nick Joos
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Mizzou basketball coach Cuonzo Martin is speaking out about race relations in the United States. “The first thing we have to do is we have to vote,” Martin said. “We can’t complain about something if we’re not voting to try to change it.” You can hear his perspective on what needs to change in the
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Former Mizzou wrestling star Willie Miklus has accepted a job as an assistant wrestling coach for Michigan State. Time to announce a career change, I accepted the assistant coaching position at Michigan State University! I am beyond excited to get started with my coaching career! It will be hard to leave my Iowa State Family
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The Mizzou football team will be allowed to return to its facilities on Monday, June 8, after months away due to COVID-19. MU will test all of its student-athletes when they return to campus. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said there are plans in place to keep the players safe. Only 20 football players will be
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Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz and his team said they are committed to fighting for equality. “It’s not an us versus them,” Drinkwitz said on a Zoom call Thursday. “It’s all of us versus racism.” More than 60 student athletes, staff and law enforcement marched together peacefully from the MU columns to the Boone County
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Former Mizzou baseball star Trey Harris spoke with ABC 17 about his minor league career and the social injustices surrounding the African American community. “Honestly as a black man in America, I just think that now it’s all hitting us in the face,” Harris said. “We have access to cameras and film and social media,
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The SEC announced that all schools in its conference will be able to return to in-person athletic events, including team meetings, workouts, etc. on June 8. Mizzou Athletic Director Jim Sterk said, “The health, safety and well-being of Mizzou’s student-athletes, coaches, staff and fans is paramount and will be at the forefront
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Basketball players of all ages are able to improve their game at GoL1ve, even during the Coronavirus outbreak.
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COLUMBIA, MO. – Mizzou Athletic Director Jim Sterk spoke with media members about procedures and plans for how MU Athletics has dealt and will deal with COVID-19.
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