COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eli Drinkwitz and his coaching staff have landed two more commits to its 2025 recruiting class. Dante McClellan and Joshua Lewis are now the third and fourth high school prospects respectively to commit to Mizzou’s next class. McClellan was the first prospect to commit to the Mizzou Football program on Monday, choosing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mizzou defensive lineman revealed he is retiring from playing football. Austin Firestone announced his retirement from the game of football in a social media post on Thursday night. “After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided to retire from the business of football. So many great memories have come from these past
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU is scheduled to unveil renderings of planned renovations for the Memorial Stadium Improvements Project at Thursday’s UM Board of Curators meeting at Missouri S&T, according to an MU spokesperson. The UM Board of Curators is also expected to discuss what’s next for the project and the progress it has already made.
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ROYERSFORD, Pa. (KMIZ) One of the nation’s top quarterback prospects is committing to Mizzou Football. Matt Zollers, a top 100 recruit and consensus four-star prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, announced his commitment to the Tigers on Thursday afternoon. According to 247 Sports, Zollers is the top-ranked recruit in the state of Pennsylvania, the No.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kickoff for the upcoming 2024 football season is just five months away, and now, the SEC has announced each team’s conference opponents for the 2025 season. Mizzou Football will face the same SEC opponents it will compete against during the 2024 season, but the home venues will be the opposite in 2025.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football is wrapping up spring practices for the upcoming season. Eli Drinkwitz reflected on his team’s spring camp on Wednesday afternoon and was proud of the individual player development he noticed from many players and is thrilled by the potential of this year’s group. “I’m really excited about our team and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football closed out its third week of spring camp with its annual Black & Gold Spring Game on Saturday afternoon at Faurot Field. Team Black defeated Team Gold 10-9 in a contest that was mostly highlighted by defense. “These guys have put in work for the past two-and-a-half, three weeks, so
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football fans will get their first glimpse at Eli Drinkwitz’s 2024 team in game action on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers are getting set for the annual Black & Gold Spring Game and are excited to compete against each other for some bragging rights. “The core value in the building is always
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Football is now two weeks into spring camp, and Eli Drinkwitz’s crew capped off this week’s practices with a closed scrimmage on Saturday afternoon. After that team scrimmage, Mizzou offensive coordinator Kirby Moore, defensive coordinator Corey Batoon and players met with media members and shared some takeaways they had from Saturday’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The second day of spring football practice is now in the books. Mizzou held its practice inside the Stephens Indoor Facility on Wednesday afternoon, and afterwards, four Tigers answered questions from media members for the first time since spring camp kicked off. You can watch extended highlights of day two of Mizzou’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Football League unveiled its list of draft prospects who were invited to participate in the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine. Of those 321 names, eight of them are Mizzou Tigers. Cody Schrader, Javon Foster, Darius Robinson, Ty’Ron Hopper, Kris Abrams-Draine, Jaylon Carlies, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. and Harrison Mevis all received invitations.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou tight end Tyler Stephens is returning to the Tigers for another season. Stephens announced on social media on Thursday night that he will be using another year of eligibility to play football for the Tigers in 2024. Stephens has played the past two seasons with the Tigers, appearing in 25 games.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou wide receiver Theo Wease Jr. will run it back with the Tigers in 2024. Wease Jr. announced on social media on Thursday that he will be coming back to play another season with Mizzou. Wease Jr. emerged as one of Brady Cook’s top two targets after transferring from Oklahoma to Mizzou
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou defensive lineman Realus George Jr. became the fourth Tiger on Thursday to announce that they are declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft. The graduate student is now the sixth Mizzou defensive player to reveal their plans to take their football talents to the professional level. George Jr. spent three seasons with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s new single-season rushing record holder is taking his football talents to the next level. Running back Cody Schrader announced on social media that he is declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft. Schrader’s story took the college football world by storm this season. He started his collegiate career at the NCAA Division
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two more defensive players on the Mizzou football team are officially starting their NFL journeys. Defensive back Kris Abrams-Draine and defensive lineman Nyles Gaddy announced on social media that they will be declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft. Abrams-Draine spent his entire four-year collegiate career with the Tigers. He was a four-star
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Kyle Helms brought on KSHB sports anchor Aaron Ladd in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down to recap Mizzou’s Cotton Bowl win over Ohio State. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just two days after defeating No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz has received a contract extension. The UM Board of Curators approved an extension on Sunday for Drinkwitz that lasts through the 2028 season, according to a press release. Drinkwitz was named the SEC Coach
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ARLINGTON, Tx. (KMIZ) Despite eight players on Ohio State’s offense entering the transfer portal, including their starting quarterback, and the uncertainty surrounding if wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. will suit up for the Cotton Bowl, Blake Baker and the Mizzou defense are blocking out the distractions. “It’s about us, and every week that’s what we
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Offensive Coordinator Kirby Moore and Defensive Coordinator Blake Baker are staying with the Mizzou football program. The team announced on social media that both Moore and Baker have signed contract extensions. The details about both coordinators’ contract extensions have not been released. Eli Drinkwitz hinted at Wednesday’s press conference that the team
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