Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we are talking about Mizzou Football! Following a disappointing loss to Vanderbilt — that resulted in the injury of quarterback Beau Pribula — the Tigers season has a very different outlook. Lots of questions have flown into the conversation revolving around who the starting quarterback will be next season […]
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The Kellie Harper era at Mizzou started not with a bang but a whimper, as the Tigers lost to Division 2 Maryville 89-84 in overtime. The last time Mizzou lost an exhibition game came in 2001 against the Houston Jaguars (who definitely are not an NCAA-sanctioned team). Here’s what led to the upset loss inside […]
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There was plenty of reason to express some doubt over the Kentucky build last year. They went heavy on experience, had no real playmakers, and were limited in ball handlers. But the Wildcats acquitted themselves very well in Mark Pope’s first season, and exceeded most of the modest expectations. Early on they beat Duke and […]
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A common dogma around college athletics is that an experienced roster leads to success, and that few freshmen are talented enough to make an impact. Well, libero Zoey Matias-Lopez would like a word, as she is shattering expectations, becoming a key part of the Mizzou volleyball team in her freshman season. Across 12 games this […]
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I’m going to be slightly dramatic here for a second. I know that’s not my role and Rock M was not founded as a pit of overreactions so I know this is slightly out of place. But I’m going to say it anyway: Missouri’s championship-related goals died on the field when Beau Pribula was hit […]
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When someone tells you that something is “once-in-a-lifetime,” how do you usually interpret that phrase? That it’s so good that you only encounter something like it once? Is it a rare event, like some sort of astronomical event? Is it living in a shotgun shack? In another part of the world? Is it behind the […]
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Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou football and hoops game-times After back-to-back road games and followed by the bye this week, Mizzou Football will return home on November 8th against Texas A&M. On Monday, the SEC announced that the Tigers and Aggies will kick-off at 2:30 p.m. CST from Faurot Field. […]
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Part of the fun of college basketball is watching players grow up over the course of four years. Coaches and player develop relationships and extends beyond the basketball court, and perhaps there are few relationships over the last few years quite like Rick Barnes and Zakai Zeigler. Zeigler represented more than just Tennessee as a […]
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If you’re in Missouri this Sunday, the weather matches the mood. Mizzou is coming off a heartbreaking loss — literally by inches — to Vanderbilt, which effectively puts them in do-or-die territory for their fledgling College Football Playoff hopes. Even then, the Tigers may have lost starting QB Beau Pribula for the season after a […]
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Mizzou suffered their second loss of the season on the road by the final score of 17-10 to Vanderbilt. It was close, but no cigar (just like the loss to Alabama). In a competitive game on the road against a top-10 opponent, Mizzou had some contributors step up but couldn’t quite finish the deal. Let’s […]
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Welcome to the Morning Commute Well there’s good news and bad news on the Beau Pribula front this morning. Unfortunately, the bad sort of outweighs the good on this one. After going off the field in an air cast on Saturday afternoon, there were fears that Mizzou’s quarterback had done some serious damage to his […]
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The Mizzou volleyball team continues to just win, taking down Georgia in four sets 25-22, 22-25, 25-14, 26-24. The Tigers are now 6-4 in the SEC and have won six matches in the last two weeks. After splitting the first two sets, Mizzou separated with a 25-14 victory in set three to launch themselves to […]
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Coming off an impressive 0-0 tie against No. 11 Arkansas, Mizzou soccer had an even wilder finish to end the 2025 season with a draw. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Riley Wilkerson deserves her flowers for battling a 22-6 shot discrepancy, allowing Mizzou a late equalizing goal to take a 1-1 tie. Mizzou finished its 2025 season […]
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It’s already that time of year as big-time programs are searching for new head coaches. With the firings of James Franklin and Billy Napier, it will certainly be intriguing to see who ends up at Penn State and Florida. If you’re reading this, you probably know that Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz has been reported […]
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Update: CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz reported Sunday afternoon that further testing revealed Beau Pribula does not require surgery, but has a bad sprain and ligament damage. According to his post, there is an outside chance of Pribula returning during the regular season. After a defensive slog of a first half left Mizzou and Vanderbilt deadlocked […]
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Well, that sucked. For Missouri to make the playoff this season they were going to need to get some breaks. Through most of the season they’d gotten a lot of the breaks they needed. The Tigers were 6-1 and had fought to get there. They overcame deficits, poor play, ill-timed turnovers and penalties, and found […]
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While Hannah has been out of the photo office, the Rock M photo staff has gotten some help from other talented photographers in the Missouri School of Journalism. Last week’s edition introduced you to freshman Margo Jenkins, and she was busy this week, shooting Friday’s Mizzou sports double header. She first attended Dawn & Co.‘s […]
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It was slow. It was sluggish. It was chippy. It was a game that left multiple players injured or hurting. And alongside the 17-10 loss to Vanderbilt, fans will stay up thinking about their injured quarterback. In a fourth-and-two scenario, Beau Pribula rushed it up the middle and was tackled from all directions by the […]
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In a top-15 matchup between No. 15 Missouri and No. 10 Vanderbilt with ESPN’s College Gameday in Nashville, Mizzou had the opportunity to make a statement on the road and spoil the Vandy party. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. Saturday belonged to Commodores as they proved why they’re legitimate College Football Playoff contenders. Let’s get […]
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Mizzou starting quarterback Beau Pribula was carted off the field midway through the third quarter with an apparent leg injury. The Tigers were attempting a 4th-and-goal inside the Vanderbilt 5-yard line when Pribula was bent backward by a pile of Vanderbilt defenders ahead of the goal line. Pribula laid on the ground for several minutes […]
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With a massive game on Saturday between Mizzou and Vanderbilt, three star 2026 cornerback Ahmod Billins announced his commitment to the Tigers, becoming the 20th commit of Missouri’s 2026 recruiting class. Billins held a private party with his family before publicly announcing his decision, and the news ultimately came out at X through X. Billins […]
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After a narrow double overtime victory over Auburn last week, Mizzou faces another SEC road challenge in the Vanderbilt Commodores. Vanderbilt enters Saturday’s game having one of its best seasons in decades, recently becoming a top-10 team for the first time since 1947. And the Commodores hosted College GameDay for the first time since 2008 […]
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Week 9 of the College Football season is here, and Mizzou will be featured in College Gameday for the first time since 2014. Too bad it’s not in COMO — but a Top-15 matchup between the Tigers and Commodores headlines the Saturday slate. Ole Miss at Oklahoma and Texas A&M at LSU are the other […]
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Missouri and Kansas State took the court for an exhibition basketball game Friday night, late. The tip off wasn’t until 9:00pm so you’ll forgive me if this is brief. Mizzou won the game 100-91. Here is the game sheet from StatBroadcast: I said before the game for people to not read too much into any […]
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With a four-game win streak in tow, Mizzou volleyball (14-7, 5-4 SEC) returned to Hearnes Center for a matchup with South Carolina (7-12, 1-8 SEC). The Tigers displayed tremendous adversity in this contest, responding to multiple opposing runs to ultimately win 3-1. Libero Maya Sands was the standout player in the match with a career-high […]
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