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SBN Reacts: When Will the First Mizzou Player Be Selected in the 2026 NFL Draft?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Missouri fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The 2026 NFL Draft is right around the corner from April 23-25 in Pittsburgh, and Mizzou […]
Commute: Mizzou Baseball earns mid-week victory
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we are talking about Mizzou Baseball! Mizzou Baseball secured a mid-week home win against Missouri State 5-2 in Columbia. The win was highlighted by a birthday home run from redshirt freshman Donovan Jordan. The home run marked his second of the season and was a three-run bomb that put […]
Jordan celebrates in style, Gonzalez shines as Tigers stay hot in 5-2 victory
No matter what’s happened for the Missouri State Bears in the past four games of the NCAA regular season, Mizzou baseball came out like a team that just won a road series in Southeastern Conference play. Jordan and the reigning Co-Freshman SEC player of the week, Blaize Ward, have a couple of things in common. […]
Tackling Accuracy: How Important Is It?
In the days after Indiana’s culmination of the ultimate “worst-to-first” climb, many stories came out disecting the Curt Cignetti hire, his staff, and how they did things in an effort to figure out “how the heck did Indiana do that?”. There were too many nuggets that I appreciated to pick out just a single one […]
Commute: Mizzou Baseball’s Blaize Ward Named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Baseball After Mizzou Baseball’s SEC Road Series Win against previously ranked Kentucky over the weekend, one of their top performers was recognized by the league. Blaize Ward was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week — the conference announced on Monday afternoon. Ward was scorching hot […]
BREAKING: Mizzou Guard T.O. Barrett to Enter Transfer Portal
Another Missouri Tiger has entered the transfer portal. With the departures of Anthony Robinson II and Sebastian Mack, the guard position has taken yet another hit. In what may be somewhat of a surprise, T.O. Barrett plans to enter the transfer portal per a report from Joe Tipton via On3. Barrett is coming off of […]
Mizzou Hoops Transfer Portal Primer
Don’t worry, the Transfer Tracker is coming. But with the Transfer Portal opening tonight at midnight, I figured a little time to set the table would be helpful. Missouri Basketball entered the offseason on March 20th, with a round of 64 loss to Miami in the NCAA Tournament. Shortly after I posted a Roster Math […]
Photos of the week: 3.30.2026
We’re back with more Photos of the Week! Mizzou softball took on LSU this weekend at home, and Dan and I split our coverage on Friday and Saturday. Take a look at what we came back with from the series below! This photo by Dan really made me stop and stare! There are so many […]
Building the future: 15 transfer targets for Mizzou WBB
With the transfer portal officially opening on Monday, head coach Kellie Harper has the opportunity to construct a roster to take Mizzou to its first NCAA Tournament since the 2018-19 season. But with several key departures through graduation and the portal itself, the Tigers have to be strategic with the players they are bringing into […]
Mizzou Baseball grabs key road series win
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Baseball and the fact that… hang on, are they figuring things out? In addition to being the first SEC series win of the season for the Tigers, the series win over the No. 24 [Kentucky] Wildcats marks the first road series win over a ranked […]
Tigers stun No. 24 Kentucky in series win
Missouri baseball turned heads taking two of three from No. 24 Kentucky in Lexington, KY, from Friday, April 3, to Sunday, April 5. The series win boosted the Tigers’ record to 19-14 on the season. Game Three Spectacle for the Tigers Missouri started quietly in the first, with Sam Rosand doing his work on the […]
It Comes Down to This: Regional Finals Preview
It’s go time, ladies. Finish in the top two and advance to the team’s second consecutive Elite 8/National Semifinals. Finish outside of that, and the season is over; it’s that simple. Meet Info When: Sunday, April 5, 2026 Where: Historic Memorial Coliseum | Lexington, KY Time: 4pm CST TV: ESPN+ Live Stats: Virtius— https://virti.us/session?s=tBd8CrXBoV Leo Prediction: The Tigers have worn all […]
Harrison’s shutout lifts Mizzou softball over LSU
Mizzou softball salvaged a potentially disastrous weekend, defeating LSU 1-0 in the series finale to avoid the sweep. Cierra Harrison was the star of the show inside the circle, pitching a complete game shutout. Her 7.0 innings was complimented by three strikeouts while allowing no runs. She worked around four hits and two walks to […]
Tigers turn in stellar performances at Battle on the Bayou
Missouri’s track & field team completed their final day at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium in Baton Rouge, La., on a high, as multiple athletes placed in the top-10 overall of their set races. The second day of events took place on Saturday, April 4, with the Tigers proving their momentum was no fluke. Women […]
Survive & Advance.
That’s quite literally all that matters at this point. The scores don’t matter, though YES, we’d love them to be higher at this point, but you know what— consider this a practice run for Sunday’s main event. They made it to the next round, so for all intents and purposes, mission accomplished. For a while […]
SBN Reacts: Mizzou Basketball Needs to Find an Impact Center in Transfer Portal
With the transfer portal set to officially open on April 7th, Mizzou will have multiple roster spots to fill in the offseason. As of right now, Trent Pierce and Trent Burns are set to return next season with Anthony Robinson II and Sebastian Mack transferring out. Jason Crowe Jr. and Toni Bryant are two five-star […]
How to Watch: NCAA Tournament Final Four
Then four remained! If you’re in the Bracket Challenge, Sammy has been keeping us updated on the progress as the tourney has gone along. What’s interesting is it looks like of the top 10 brackets, 7 have Arizona winning it all, one has UConn, one had Duke (sorry Nathan!), and Sammy picked Michigan. So the […]
Mizzou shatters records in dominant showing at Battle on the Bayou
Missouri track & field hit the ground running on the first day of the Battle on the Bayou, Friday, April 3, in Baton Rouge, La. With multiple athletes improving on their results from past meets, the Tigers proved they are more than ready for what is to come during the remainder of the season. Women […]
Mizzou Softball strikes first, LSU rallies back and dominates behind Kylee Edwards cycle
After Mizzou had three runs through the first five batters, the tide shifted and LSU rolled scoring seven consecutive runs across four frames. The purple and gold Tigers scored 16 of the final 17 runs of the game — highlighted by a Kylee Edwards cycle — and took Game 2 of the series 16-4 to […]
Preview: Missouri seeks to bounce back in road test against Kentucky
A tough away series awaits Missouri baseball this weekend as the Tigers’ travel to Kentucky Proud Park for a three-game set against No. 24 University of Kentucky. First pitch is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CT on Friday, followed by a 1 p.m. CT start Saturday and a noon CT finale Sunday. All three games will […]
How Mizzou Gymnastics is establishing itself as a national power
The room where a team gathers to hear the announcement of its postseason fate on selection day is often fraught with anxiety and anticipation. For the Mizzou gymnasts, staff and supporters assembled at the Columns Club in Memorial Stadium two weeks ago, any cause for concern was already far in the past. As one of […]
Commute: No more ghost transfers
I didn’t know this was a thing, but leave it to FBS coaches to find and use any loopholes they can. The NCAA D1 Cabinet adopted some pretty harsh new rules to curb any school, program, or coach attempting to add and subsequently play a player who did not go through the portal process as […]
Mizzou softball faces offensive struggles in 9-1 loss to LSU
While LSU piled on nine runs, just two would have been enough as Mizzou lost 9-1 in a series-opening loss in Columbia. Mizzou struggled with runners in scoring position, finishing 0-6 while leaving nine runners stranded. By comparison LSU finished the game 6-7 with runners in scoring position, taking advantage of every runner. “We need […]
Preview: Tigers at the Ready for Battle on the Bayou
Missouri’s track & field team is set to hit the ground running on Friday and Saturday, April 3-4, at the Battle on the Bayou in Baton Rogue, La. Events will take place at the Bernie Moore Track Stadium, where Mizzou athletes will rise to the occasion for a two-day showdown. Meet Schedule Friday’s action starts […]
Mizzou surprisingly makes the top 20 in 2026 SP+
As Mizzou students return to campus from spring break and the football team freshly finished with spring practice, the collected college football gaze begins to shift from development to prognostication. Rock M Nation godfather and current ESPN writer and analyst Bill Connelly just released his first batch of SP+ ratings for the 2026 season and […]