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Pourover: Austin Simmons answers the Quarterback question
I didn’t know what to expect going into the game on Friday night. I had more nerves than usual, and a lot of it came down to the unknowns around this football team. And if I’m being completely honest, I think there are still a lot of unknowns about them. But one thing is known […]
Preview: Men’s Golf Heads North
The Missouri men are swinging back into action after last week’s season opener in Knoxville, but this time, they’ll be playing a bit further North. The Tigers are crossing the border to Foot’s Bay, Ontario, for the Canadian Collegiate Invitational held Sept. 13-15. The tournament is hosted at Öviinbyrd Golf Club by Golf Canada in […]
Selected Shots Sunday: Dan Takes Lawrence
A new Mizzou Athletics sports season is officially upon us! While the last few years I’ve assigned this written piece to one of our talented photographers, I’m taking it over this year, and will be selecting my favorites of the week. Since I am not a photographer at heart, my analysis will be more surface […]
Mizzou Volleyball Sweeps Wichita State Behind a Balanced Attack
Mizzou volleyball found its rhythm early and never let it go Saturday, sweeping Wichita State 25-19, 25-13, 25-18 to close out another dominant performance at the Mizzou Tournament. The Tigers controlled the match with a balanced offensive attack and stingy defense, finishing with a .347 hitting percentage while holding Wichita State to .177. Mizzou used […]
Mizzou Soccer drops SEC opener 3-1 to Oklahoma
The Missouri soccer team dropped to 3-3-1 on the season Friday night, falling 3-1 on the road to Oklahoma at John Crain Field after digging itself into an early three-goal hole it couldn’t fully climb out of. Oklahoma jumped ahead in the eighth minute and tacked on two more before the half was even 30 […]
Grace O’Reilly Sparks Mizzou Offense Off the Bench
When head coach Dawn Sullivan turned to her bench during the first set, she needed a spark. She found it in senior right-side hitter Grace O’Reilly. After Missouri dropped the opening set to Arkansas State, the Springfield native completely shifted the match’s momentum. O’Reilly provided an immediate offensive punch on the right pin, finishing with […]
Mizzou’s Run Game Swung Momentum When It Mattered Most
On Tuesday, Jamal Roberts hammered home “the standard” that comes with being in Mizzou’s running back room and how, going into Kansas, it would be more important than ever to meet it. But gauging how Mizzou’s rushing attack met that standard Friday night was a tough nut to crack. In the end, the Tigers walked […]
GameDay: College Football Week 2
Well the start of the season has gone well for Missouri. And now the best part. We get to be 2-0, bask in the glow of a 17 point win over our most hated rival, and take in a full day of football without having to sweat out the results! I want to scribble out […]
Transfers, Takeaways Power Tigers to Border War Win
Entering the 2026 edition of the Border War in Lawrence, Missouri had not exited the Jayhawks’ home with a win in nearly 25 years. When the Tigers outlasted Kansas in a 38-34 final back in October 2001, Kirk Farmer was MU’s quarterback and Gary Pinkel was in his inaugural season at the helm in Columbia. […]
Five Takeaways from Mizzou’s 38-21 win over kansas
Mizzou shook off a shaky start to cruise to a comfortable 38-21 win over their rivals to the West. It wasn’t fun for about an hour. And then it got really fun. Here are your five takeaways. 1. It’s not how you start. It’s how you finish. Mizzou went into the halftime break tied 14-14 […]
Mizzou volleyball rallies past Arkansas State in four sets
Mizzou volleyball started slowly but found its rhythm when it mattered most Thursday night, rallying past Arkansas State 15-25, 25-21, 25-23, 26-24 at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers dropped the opening set after hitting -.034, but coach Dawn Sullivan said her team cleaned things up and came together as the match progressed. “I thought these […]
Live Game Thread: Mizzou Enters 122nd Border War Showdown
“Right when we were leaving, someone said, ‘Beat KU all four years you’re here, and we’ll still love you no matter the outcome.’” Legendary Mizzou football head coach Gary Pinkel recounted what a fan said to him as he left Memorial Stadium (Lawrence) after a 38-34 win in his inaugural season. The expectations are undoubtedly […]
PREGAMIN’ kANSAS
WELCOME BACK TO PREGAMIN’, HERE’S YOUR JAM OF THE WEEK OH YEAH WE ON THAT LIFE CATCH ME ROLLIN’ INTO LAWRENCE WITH A COMBAT KNIFE (also, I’m aware I used the main image last year, I’m still really proud of it and I think it accurately captures the sentiment of the rivalry, so shut up) […]
SBN Reacts: Mizzou Fans Predict a Border War Sweep
It’s Border War GAME DAY for No. 23 Mizzou at Kansas. It’s the first time the Tigers and Jayhawks are meeting in Lawrence since 2005 — and this sets up to be the last game of the football series until 2031-2032. Missouri enters today as -4.5 point favorites per FanDuel. On the basketball side — […]
The Fifth Set: Mizzou shows its fight, but No. 5 Louisville exposes growing pains
Mizzou volleyball went into Louisville looking for another statement opportunity Wednesday night. The Tigers left the KFC Yum! Center with a four-set loss, but not without showing they could go toe-to-toe with one of the nation’s best teams. The biggest takeaway from Mizzou’s 25-21, 22-25, 25-15, 25-17 loss to No. 5 Louisville was simple: the […]
What can we learn about Mizzou in Border Battle No. 121
How exciting is this? For the first time since Oct. 29, 2005, Mizzou football is traveling to Lawrence, Kansas to face the ever-hated Kansas Jayhawks. It’s another installment of the revived Border War, one of College Football’s historic and treasured rivalries. Last week, we asked some questions and learned a lot. Austin Simmons helped engineer […]
Commute: Beat Kansas
One of the best rivalries in college sports but I hope Mizzou wins by 100. Maybe even that won’t be enough to satiate me. I like when the Tigers win, and the more they win by the better. The one thing I’m very tired of though is the discourse. Which is why this game kick […]
Mizzou Women’s Golf takes 9th at ANNIKA Intercollegiate
A third-round rally by the Missouri women let them retake their 9th place standing after falling to 10th during the second round of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate, hosted Sept. 7-9. The team shot a collective +8 in the last round after shooting +13 and +16 in the first and second rounds to finish +37 on the […]
Missouri vs Kansas football Game Week: info, where to watch, predictions
Look, plenty has been said over the last few years, and even this week, about the matchup against our rivals to the west. I think last year, getting to dig into the historical context was a bit helpful for me. I scroll the social media posts, and see what fans say back and forth, and […]
Mizzou Football’s rivalry with kansas needs to become more one-sided
It sort of feels like the operating mode for Mizzou Football these days is, “aspirational.” And having aspirations in college football today looks much different than it did 20 years ago. Twenty years ago, Mizzou Football’s aspirations were to be competitive near the top of the Big 12 and maybe challenge for a BCS game […]
Race for the CFP Week 2: SEC Goes Perfect on Opening Weekend
The SEC went 16-0 in Week 1 of the College Football season. It’s the first time since 1997 the conference went undefeated in the opening weekend. While there wasn’t a whole lot of games against tough competition, LSU made a statement with a 51-10 win over Clemson and Ole Miss defeated Louisville 41-38 in the […]
Mizzou vs Kansas Q&A with Henry Greenstein from KU Sports
Week 2 is here, and the Border War is BACK as No. 23 Mizzou (1-0) and Kansas (1-0) play on a rare Friday night. To preview the Tigers and Jayhawks rivalry, we talked it over with Henry Greenstein over at kusports.com. Kick-off on Friday night in Lawrence is set for 7:00 p.m. CST on FOX. […]
Mizzou Run Game Looks to Lift Efficiency Following Season Opener
The Missouri offense dealt with its fair share of issues in 2025. From injuries to the lack of an explosive passing attack to the offensive line, it seemed like nearly every facet of the offense slowed down the rest of the unit at some point that season. Just about the only aspect of the Tigers’ […]
Mizzou Women’s Basketball 2026-27 Non-Conference Schedule Preview
Missouri has released the non-conference slate for the 2026-27 season. It’s a mix that will look familiar to Mizzou fans: a heavy dose of home games against mid-major competition, a neutral-site multi-team event in Daytona Beach, a true road trip to Little Rock and a marquee ACC/SEC Challenge date at Florida State. The Tigers open […]
Mizzou should prioritize the Border War on the gridiron
There are few things in college sports more annoying, or in some cases tragic, than watching a rivalry get reduced to a scheduling footnote. That is where the Border War between Mizzou and kansas could be headed once again in the two major sports after 2026. The two schools have a pair of football games […]
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