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Tiger Style Takes Team Victory at the Soldier Salute

After a long three-week break from competition, Mizzou wrestling returned to the mat in Iowa City, Iowa, for the Soldier Salute. Of the 17 teams represented at the tournament, the Tigers claimed first place as a team with 166.5 points. The Tigers had three individual titles, three runners-up titles, one third-place finisher and one fifth-place […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

Pourover: It wasn’t perfect, but winning doesn’t have to be

It’s been a while, Mizzou fans, so enjoy it. I don’t want to pull anyone down with a reminder of the recent past, but it’s been since February 19th of last year (Alabama) since Missouri won a big game. In fact they only have three top 100 wins since then. South Carolina, Mississippi State, and […]

2 months ago | 1 read

Mizzou takes down top-25 Florida, 76-74

Trailing by three in the final 15 seconds of the first half, Missouri men’s basketball got the ball to an unlikely hero for the final shot of the opening 20 minutes. Trent Burns has played sparingly this season for the Tigers, averaging just 5.9 minutes per game entering Saturday’s contest, and had never hit a […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

Why Missouri’s 3-point defense looks the way it does

Any scouting report Missouri assembled ahead of Braggin’ Rights could have made a reasonable tradeoff: quarantine the lane and force Illinois to scratch out a living from long range. Coming in, the Illini’s shooting clip off the catch lagged behind the national average, and Brad Underwood’s squad had only shot better than 35 percent twice […]

2 months ago | 1 read

Three things we learned on the first day of the transfer portal

Congratulations! You’ve made it through 6.7 percent of the transfer portal season. Do you feel like throwing yourself through a wall yet? Or is that just me? The truth is, all the rumors and intrigue around the sport right now? Probably a net positive! Message boards are popping, program interest is high for non-CFP teams, […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

The 2026 SEC Hoops season is here

Last season you could write an opus teasing the opening of the SEC Conference play. In the long history of college basketball, and the SEC in particular, no conference had ever been so good. At the top, and the middle, and even the bottom of the league, everyone was quality. Oklahoma finished 6-12 in the […]

2 months ago | 2 reads

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, […]

2 months ago | 3 reads

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 […]

2 months ago | 1 read

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) […]

2 months ago | 1 read

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 […]

2 months ago | 1 read

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 […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

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 […]

2 months ago | 1 read

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 […]

2 months ago | 1 read

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 […]

2 months ago | 10 reads

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 […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

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. […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

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 […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

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 […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

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 […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

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 […]

2 months ago | 0 reads

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 […]

2 months ago | 0 reads