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An early transfer portal wishlist

The college football transfer portal opens in a little over three weeks. Bowl games haven’t even started yet. So why do I find myself doing a daily dive on the portal websites looking for familiar or interesting names. That’s the life of a football writer these days. When you’re not tracking the thousands of players […]

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Taking a look at options for Mizzou’s next offensive coordinator

Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and the Missouri Tigers are in need of a new offensive coordinator for the first time since before the 2023 season. Kirby Moore is set to become the next head coach at Washington State, ending a three-year tenure in Columbia that coincided with one of the best stretches in program history. […]

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Bowl SZN Watchlist: How to watch each and every bowl, including the College Football playoff

December 13th is the official start of Bowl SZN and it’s hard to believe it’s already here. The Celebration Bowl takes place this morning at 11 am with Prairie View A&M taking on South Carolina State. Oddly enough two teams Missouri Basketball has played. Or maybe that shouldn’t surprise you. Missouri doesn’t play until December […]

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Mizzou OC Kirby Moore hired as Washington State head coach

Mizzou offensive coordinator Kirby Moore has been hired by Washington State as the school’s new head coach. Moore came to the Tigers ahead of the 2023 season as the first official offensive coordinator of the Eli Drinkwitz era. Moore led a dramatic turnaround for Missouri’s offense, which was one of the best and most explosive […]

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Mizzou Softball releases 2026 schedule

As the offseason is in full flung for Mizzou Softball, the Tigers released their 2026 schedule that includes 21 home games across 55 regular season contests. As usual, the Tigers will face top nonconference and conference opponents all season long, including three teams that were featured in this season’s Women’s College World Series. The Tigers […]

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Tiger Style Individual Wrestler Check-ins Ahead of Conference Play

“These are important, but it’s not the end-all,” head coach Brian Smith said about early-season competition Nov. 9. “It just gives us a lot of (time) to coach our kids for the first time.” No. 12 Mizzou wrestling came into the 2025-26 season featuring six new starters in its lineup, whether that was first-time starters […]

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Commute: Nine SEC games is a lot of SEC games

I hope Mizzou Football is ready for the added challenge of 9 SEC games! Sammy had the quick write up of the news, or you can get the read on the schedule also from MUTigers.com. Here is the full schedule: 2026 Mizzou Football Schedule What’s interesting is the RIVALRY WEEK game against Arkansas is going […]

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Tigers back in win column, defeat Alabama State 85-77

The Mizzou Tigers took care of business at home, bringing down the Alabama State University Hornets by a score of 85-77. While the game wasn’t complete in all areas, it did put the Tigers back in the win column after an 0-2 week. Jacob Crews also earned his first career start with Mizzou. While a […]

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BREAKING: Mizzou Football’s 2026 Schedule Released

The 2026 SEC Football schedule was announced Thursday night live on the SEC Network. Mizzou will open their 2026 slate and seventh year under head coach Eli Drinkwitz vs FCS opponent Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Saturday, September 5th (but that could change to a Thursday night like previous years). Mizzou’s non-conference slate is highlighted by the […]

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Why Missouri’s upside play on Shawn Phillips has stalled

Back in April, Shawn Phillips’ pledge to Missouri filled a practical need for veteran depth at the post position. Yet over the next 200 days, the notions of what the Arizona State transfer might offer grew increasingly ambitious. It wasn’t just slotting the senior in the starting five, either. Over the MU’s first three games, […]

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MBB Preview: Mizzou looks for get-right game against Alabama State

When | 7:00 p.m. CT Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, Mo. TV | SEC Network + Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops Kenpom prediction | Mizzou -22 ESPN win probability | 98.3% chance The Starters Mizzou G: Anthony Robinson II (JR, 9.6 PPG) G: Annor Boateng (SO, 6.0 PPG) F: Jevon Porter (SR, 6.8 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 18.4 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips, […]

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Commute: Ahmad Hardy Lands on Multiple All-American Lists

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Ahmad Hardy and Jason Crowe Jr. Ahmad Hardy has been deserving of the national attention. He was named a Doak Walker finalist and landed on All-SEC teams. Though, reaching All-American status is a different level in becoming an elite player in college football. On Wednesday, he […]

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Hoopin’ and Hollerin: Rivalry Week

Mizzou women’s basketball has been on a roll lately collecting wins left and right, scoring the last five in a row heading into a pair of regional rivalry showdowns at 9-2. Both wins this past week, against Cal and SIUE, respectively, came down to the fourth quarter, with the Tigers playing their best basketball in […]

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Grading every offensive position group

As Mizzou football simultaneously prepares for a very game Virginia squad in the Gator Bowl later this month as well as prepping for the impending transfer portal to open shortly thereafter, we’re going to continue to live the past for a little while longer. Last week, I graded out how the Tigers performed on the […]

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Commute: Six Mizzou players land on All-SEC teams

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we are talking about Mizzou Football! While Mizzou awaits its bowl game against Virginia on December 27th, it had six players named to All-SEC teams. It was no surprise seeing Ahmad Hardy, Zion Young and the other Tigers getting these honors as Missouri continues to prove itself a staple […]

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Tiger Talk Notes and Quotes: Finals Week Edition

Dennis Gates and Mike Kelly returned to Harpo’s for Tiger Talk after an 0-2 week for Missouri men’s basketball. The two talked for the full hour, covering the two losses and also taking a look into the future of the program following the Norm Stewart Classic, which featured all three of the team’s signees from […]

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Six Tigers named to All-SEC Football Teams

Six Mizzou Tigers have been named to All-Conference teams by the SEC’s head coaches. Sophomore Ahmad Hardy leads a contingent of four Tigers on the All-Southeastern Conference First Team: Hardy (RB); graduate student Keagen Trost (OL); senior Zion Young (DL); and sophomore Josiah Trotter (LB). Juniors Cayden Green (OL) and Damon Wilson II (DL) were […]

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Roster Math: Post Signing Day/Pre-Portal Edition

With signing day complete and the portal open for business in January, it’s a good time to take stock of Missouri’s roster as it stands right now. Here’s the big chart and then we’ll drill down to position groups. I’ve already removed the guys who’ve announced their intention to portal away and italicized the senior-level […]

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Commute: The Border War Should Be Played on Campus

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Border War Missouri fell to kansas in the Border War 80-60 on Sunday afternoon. An expected loss? Sure, but by 20? I don’t know, man … kU is a good, but not great team. Though for whatever reason I wasn’t as excited leading up to the […]

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Study Hall: Kansas 80, Mizzou 60

A year ago we were able to experience a level of catharsis built up over more than a decade of not knowing the feeling of beating our most hated rival. And for about 16 minutes it looked like Mizzou was up for a repeat, just this time in front of a partisan crown in Kansas […]

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Photos of the week: 12.1.2025

We’re back this week with another edition of Photos of the Week! On Thursday, women’s basketball took a thrilling 68-67 victory over California as part of the ACC/SEC Women’s Challenge. Men’s basketball fell to kansas 80-60 in a Border Showdown rematch in Kansas City. Before tipoff on Thursday, head coach Kellie Harper was recognized for […]

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