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Recruiting Reset: Mizzou adds top defensive lineman in Tajh Overton

It would be different if the Tigers were getting their numbers up late in the recruiting trail with low-end three star recruits just to fill numbers. But that’s not what’s happening. In the past month, Mizzou has added its top four recruits according to 247Sports and On3, and have shown no signs of slowing down. […]

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MIZZOU HOOPS IS BACK

Welcome to the Morning Commute Mizzou Hoops is back. Let us all rejoice. The Tigers kick off their season in DC tonight against the Howard Bison in what’s sure to be a big season for Gates, who’s still looking for an extended run into the NCAA Tournament. Can Anthony Robinson II make the leap from […]

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Mizzou Wrestling Opens the Season With Three Wins in the Missouri Duals

No. 18 Mizzou wrestling opened its 2025-26 schedule with the Missouri Duals at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers competed against Division II programs, Drury and Maryville, and an NAIA program in Central Methodist. Let’s look at some of the biggest highlights from each dual. All rankings are according to InterMat. Drury Dual 125lbs: NR Luqman […]

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Mizzou shocked in road loss to Vanderbilt

As the clocks fall back, Mizzou volleyball fell flat on its face in a 3-2 loss against Vanderbilt 24-26, 25-13, 25-23, 25-21, 14-16; a team that had previously only won a single SEC match. The Tigers were playing from behind all match with a two-set deficit, and they just didn’t have enough left in the […]

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Pourover: Mizzou Hoops Count the ‘Ifs’

I guess I’m turning this into an annual tradition. Bill C. used to do a ‘Count the Ifs’ post before each football season, and once Nate came on board he took it over and has kept the tradition going with aplomb. Last year, I wanted to try the same for basketball. Missouri was coming off […]

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Double Dual: Mizzou sweeps Vandy, McKendree

The Missouri Tigers welcomed in conference opponent Vanderbilt (women) and D2 McKendree (men/women) to the gorgeous Mizzou Aquatic Center — I love that place and have such fond memories of it from my coaching days — on November 1, and came away with a very convincing sweep in the double dual, with the men beating […]

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Former Mizzou standout Max Scherzer delivers in Game 7 outing

At 41 years old, Max Scherzer doesn’t have much left to prove. Three Cy Young Awards. Two World Series rings. More than 3,400 strikeouts. A résumé that will walk him into Cooperstown the second he’s eligible. But on Saturday night, under the bright lights of Game 7 in Toronto, Scherzer reminded baseball what his career […]

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SBN Reacts: Mark Mitchell is Poised for a Big Senior Season

Missouri Basketball season is here as the Tigers open up their 2025-2026 campaign on Monday at Howard. Despite some question marks entering year four under Dennis Gates — expectations are still high for Mizzou as they return Mark Mitchell and Anthony Robinson II from an NCAA Tournament appearance last season. In our latest SB Nation […]

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GameDay: College Football Week 10

I hope everyone had a nice quiet week, and a good Halloween last night. Halloween is one of those holidays that seems to have fallen by the wayside a bit for me personally. We live in North St. Louis County now, and have for the last 10 years (if you were unaware), and post-COVID our […]

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Mizzou volleyball tricks No. 16 Tennessee with 3-1 win

The only thing scarier than the Boogeyman this Halloween is how red hot the Mizzou volleyball team has become. The Tigers extended their winning streak to seven with a 3-1 win over No. 16 Tennessee 25-21, 23-25, 25-23, 25-17. The two teams were almost identical in every category, but Mizzou was much more efficient on […]

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PREGAMIN’ THE BYE WEEK PART DEUX

WELCOME BACK TO PREGAMIN’ HERE’S YOUR JAM OF THE WEEK HAPPY HALLOWEEN, HAVE A RESTFUL AND CHILL WEEKEND, MY FRIENDS Rock M-ixology So there you are. It’s Halloween, and not everyone coming over to your party is a beer/bourbon fan. I get it, pleasing everyone can be hard, especially when it comes to alcohol. You […]

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Tigers Finish Strong at the SEC Championship as Rogers and Wanjiku Shine 

The Tigers finished fifth overall in both the men’s and women’s races at the SEC Championships Friday in Knoxville, Tenn., with 16 schools competing. Freshmen Drew Rogers and Monica Wanjiku deliver standout performances, as they continue to lead their team with strong showings. “When you’re consistent, I think that that allows you to go into […]

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Breaking News: Jaxson Gates flips from BYU to Mizzou

The recruiting heater hasn’t shown any signs of stopping as the Tigers flipped another recruit, three star cornerback Jaxson Gates, to add a 21st piece to their Class of 2026. The news came on Halloween, and safe to say BYU is spooked. Gates was committed to the Cougars for almost two weeks before flipping his […]

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Mizzou Wrestling 2025-26 Season Preview

Welcome to Mizzou Tigers wrestling coverage for the 2025-26 season. I am Colin Simmons, and I will be keeping you updated on all things Tiger Style. If you are new to collegiate wrestling, refer here and here for an informative rundown on the sport. It was a frustrating and uncharacteristic 2024-25 season for the Tigers […]

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Rock M Roundtable: The Men’s Basketball season starts Monday

It hasn’t been a slow week, with the football team in a bye week. There’s been plenty to talk about. From Eli Drinkwitz being the topic of many fan message boards at places like LSU, Florida, and Penn State, to the questions around a freshman quarterback taking over for the injured Beau Pribula. But for […]

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Mizzou volleyball preps for scary, spooky showdowns in Tennessee

The Mizzou volleyball team has rebuilt its season from the ground up, winning the last six matches in a row. The Tigers are now 6-4 in the SEC and currently the No. 7 team in the conference. For the most part the team has done this against lower-level opponents, with all six wins coming against […]

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Missouri Basketball Player Previews

If you haven’t been paying attention, Matt Wakins, aka DataMizzou, has been publishing player previews on YouTube and RockM.plus now for the last month. Each preview is fully available to the general public, and not just for subscribers. The videos range in length from about 15 minutes to 30 minutes, and they’re chalk full of […]

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Commute: Figuring out Mizzou Hoops expectations

Or, why I spend so much time looking at the rest of the SEC. Also, Happy Halloween! I can be accused of being a bit of a homer, viewing things with Mizzou basketball with rose-colored glasses. A large part of that comes from me just wanting to enjoy my sports fandom, and doom and gloom […]

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The Gators are primed to make a run at another championship

The NCAA National Championship returned to an SEC school for the first time since Kentucky won everything in 2012, thanks to the Florida Gators. A trendy pick to finish inside the top 4 of the league, Florida flew under the radar for much of the season thanks in part to, well, not playing anybody. While […]

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Bye Week Breakdown 2: Offense

With the completion of Mizzou’s second trimester of the 2025 season, I felt like it would be a good time to take a look at how the Tigers’ offense and defense ranks nationally. And not just in your standard stats like total rushing yards or whatever. No. We’re going deeper. Here’s what I got for […]

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What’s The Trend: Bye Week Pt. 2

Welcome to the series, ‘What’s The Trend,‘ which highlights the biggest risers and fallers in the Mizzou Football world each week! Mizzou is coming off its first road loss of the season and has a much-needed bye week coming up. Here are this week’s trends: On the Rise Matt Zollers and the Freshmen Watching Beau […]

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