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REPORTS: Ole Miss QB Austin Simmons enters portal, Missouri favorites to land him
Good news arrived for Missouri football fans on Friday afternoon as ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that former top prospect Austin Simmons — who spent his freshman season in the quarterback room at Ole Miss — is entering the portal. Per reports, he will be entering with a no-contact tag with Missouri as a favorite. This […]
Mizzou Football Transfer Tracker 2025-2026
Welcome to Rock M Nation’s Mizzou Football Transfer Tracker, where we’re keeping tabs on everything going on with Mizzou’s transfer portal activity. If you want more discussion and speculation, you can join us over at Rock M+ where we’ve got a forum set up discussing all news both reported and rumored. January 3 Happy Saturday, […]
Mizzou Gymnastics welcomes Cyclones for home opener
It’s here! It’s finally here!!! The start of Mizzou Gymnastics’ 2026 season, which I think will be another one for the record books. Missouri enters the season with a no. 7 preseason ranking in the Women’s College Gymnastics Association (WCGA) poll, their highest in program history—no surprises here. They were also given a no. 7 […]
MBB Preview: Mizzou hosts the Florida Gators to open SEC play
Mizzou vs Florida When | 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, January 3rd Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, MO TV | SEC Network Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops ESPN win probability | 33.2% chance The Starters Mizzou (10-3) G: Anthony Robinson II (JR, 10.9 PPG) G: Annor Boateng (SO, 4.9 PPG) G: Jacob Crews (SR, 13.9 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 17.2 PPG) […]
Chip Lindsey’s Career: Part V
Chip Lindsey is Missouri’s newest offensive coordinator and I am extremely skeptical of this hire. To put it nicely. In order to show you why I think this/talk myself into this hire, I’m going to review his resume and offer a break out of how he’s done at each job he’s had previously. I am […]
Mizzou Wrestling Prepares for the Soldier Salute
Teams don’t grow when their competition is facile; they grow when mountainous challenges are presented. No. 14 Tiger Style didn’t go through an easy 2025 portion of its season, and the first test of the new year will arguably be the biggest test to date. 13 programs will head to Iowa City, Iowa, to compete […]
Commute: The portal is officially open
It’s possible things are going to get worse before they get better when it comes to the portal. But this offseason feels like a lot of bad news for the Missouri Tigers, even before the official opening. Clearly Mizzou is going to field a roster next year, the list of guys “Re-signing” to come back […]
Commute: Happy New Year
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about all things Mizzou Sports Happy New Year, Mizzou fans! 2025 around Mizzou Athletics provided plenty of mixed results with highs and lows. After back-to-back 10-win seasons under head coach Eli Drinkwitz — Tiger football recently finished an underwhelming 8-5 season with the Gator Bowl loss to […]
SBN Reacts: What position should the Mizzou staff prioritize in the transfer portal?
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. We’re just over 24 hours from the opening of the most chaotic portion of the college […]
2025 Mizzou Football Opponent Previews: A Recap
Catch up on previous 2025 opponent previews! Central Arkansas kansas Louisiana South Carolina Massachusetts Alabama Auburn Vanderbilt Texas A&M Mississippi State Oklahoma Arkansas Thirteen weeks ago I began my previews of every regular season opponent on Missouri’s 2025 schedule, and as of last week, I’m done! My hope is that you learned something interesting about […]
Mizzou volleyball roundtable: Discussing the 2025 season and what lays ahead
Earlier this month I sat down with fellow Rock M volleyball enthusiasts Colin Simmons and Matthew Gustafson along with KCOU Service to Seven host Jeffrey Calhoun to discuss the 2025 Mizzou volleyball season. The team fell just short of the NCAA Tournament due to several key losses in the final month of the season. With […]
How Mizzou Wrestling can Take a Needed Jump in the New Year
Pedigree can only take a program so far in college sports, and Tiger Style is facing one of its most challenging stretches under head coach Brian Smith. Dating back to the 2024-25 regular season, where Mizzou finished 5-10, Smith has faced a more treacherous path than ever since taking charge of the program in 1998. […]
Best Bets: Playoffs Round 2
Every week, Rock M Nation will post the SEC betting lines for that week’s slate of games. DISCLAIMER: Rock M Nation is not an online gambling operator, nor a gambl, ing site of any kind. We are simply here to provide information about sports betting for entertainment purposes only. None of the staff will be […]
Rock M Roundtable: A Pre-Portal Roster Evaluation
The transfer portal opens this week. And if we know anything about Mizzou’s staff, we know they’ll be active. Mizzou just wrapped up a somewhat disappointing 8-5 season, and they’ll lose some key members that got them to those 8 wins. But there’s also a strong culture and roster platform in place, and Mizzou’s moves […]
The keys to SEC play for Mizzou women’s basketball
In year one under Kellie Harper, Mizzou women’s basketball is already off to a hot start. At the end of non-conference play, the Tigers are sitting at 12-3 for their best record entering SEC play since 2022-23. But this has come with several close calls, including single-digit wins against the likes of Central Arkansas, SIUE […]
Commute: Mizzou Football Players on the Move
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we are talking about Mizzou Football! Numerous players from Mizzou’s 2025 roster are hitting the transfer portal this offseason and Tuesday was a day to remember. Redshirt sophomore Johnny Williams IV and redshirt junior Jayven Richardson announced plans to enter the transfer portal early in the day, and redshirt […]
New Season, New Standards: What does it mean for the Gym Tigers?
With NCAA Gymnastics season just around the corner, it’s time to look at the new national qualifying scores (NQS) formula that will be used this season. On November 26, the National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Committee announced that new qualifications will take effect for the 2026 season, as reported on by College Gym News. While last […]
Takeaways from the Mizzou women’s basketball non-conference slate
In the first year of new coach Kellie Harper, Mizzou women’s basketball is off to a strong start at the conclusion of non-conference play. The Tigers are 12-3, their best start since the 2022-23 season. In addition, this has come with a tougher schedule, finishing the slate with a 2-2 record against power opponents. Here’s […]
Beyond The Box Score: Oops no offense
There are folks out there that love a good defensive slugfest. I am not one of them. But even if I was, I’m not sure the 2025 Gator Bowl would qualify as such. There was certainly one side that did its part: Missouri’s defense stymied Virginia all night. I know the Mizzou online collective were […]
Commute: An Injury Update on Luther Burden III
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking more about LB3. As a St. Louis area native, it’s been difficult to be interested in the NFL for quite some time — but Luther Burden III has changed things. In case if you missed it on Sunday night — LB3 put on a show for the […]
Photos of the week: 12.22.2025
I’m sure you’ve gotten sick of me talking about “moments” and features over the past few months – but that’s what sports is all about. Yeah, action photos are awesome and remind you of those big plays. Without features though, there’s no sense of environment that brings you back into those (here’s that word again…) […]
MV3: Mizzou’s Season Comes to an End in 13-7 Gator Bowl Loss to Virginia
The Missouri Tigers were looking for their third straight bowl win in three straight seasons in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on Saturday night against No. 19 Virginia. Unfortunately, that wasn’t meant to be as Mizzou fell to UVA by the final score of 13-7 in a low scoring affair — ending an otherwise underwhelming season […]
Chip Lindsey’s Career: Part IV
Chip Lindsey is Missouri’s newest offensive coordinator and I am extremely skeptical of this hire. To put it nicely. In order to show you why I think this/talk myself into this hire, I’m going to review his resume and offer a break out of how he’s done at each job he’s had previously. I am […]
Luther Burden breaks out
Welcome to the Morning Commute I feel like I’m writing a lot about Luther Burden in my commutes lately. Maybe I’m going soft and am starting to like the NFL again. Or maybe I’m glomming onto the Bears because I want so badly for LB3 to succeed. Can’t tell yet. We’ll figure it out together, […]
Tigers’ inability to defend on third, fourth downs proves fatal
Entering the Gator Bowl, questions loomed over Mizzou regarding a misshapen offense. Matt Zollers was thrown into the starting role once again after Beau Pribula entered the transfer portal last week. Additionally, Kirby Moore departed the program after taking the head coaching position at Washington State. The cherry on top? Starting TE Brett Norfleet and […]
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