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Recruiting Reset: Cayden Lee remakes Mizzou’s passing attack
Patience. That’s been the name of the game for Mizzou this offseason. In the days after Mizzou’s regular season finale, a mass exodus of transfer started, and it didn’t conclude until the tail end of the transfer portal window earlier this month. All in all, the Tigers lost 26 players to the portal, many of […]
Commute: The Latest Bubble Picture for Mizzou Basketball
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Hoops on the bubble Mizzou Basketball may have saved their season with an 88-87 overtime home win over Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon — thanks to Trent Pierce’s 3-point buzzer-beater to force OT and Mark Mitchell’s 3-point buzzer-beater to win it. Inching closer to the halfway […]
Tigers’ Tuscaloosa trip advances season goals: build scores, individual growth
The Tigers braved the frigid temps hitting much of the United States for a quick trip to Tuscaloosa, looking for their first top-10 road win since 2012. Long story short, they’ll have to wait a bit longer for that W, and honestly that doesn’t really matter. As head coach Shannon Welker has said — and […]
Study Hall: Mizzou 88, Oklahoma 87
After the game, I was watching the SEC Network show waiting to rewatch the highlights and hear what the in studio hosts had to say. I think it was Pete Burns who was the host, and he said something along the lines of “this is one of the best basketball games I’ve watched in several […]
Photos of the week: 1.19.2026
We’re back this week with more Photos of the Week! Wrestling gets its first feature as the Tigers fell to Oklahoma State 33-3 at home on Friday. Men’s basketball faced Oklahoma on Saturday in an overtime thriller topped off with not one but two buzzer beater threes amid rumors of cancellation due to weather. Apart […]
Recruiting Reset: Mark Shenouda provides quality competition at punter
Special teams has been a major area of concern the last two seasons for Mizzou, and a vocal point of frustration among the fanbase. After consecutive years of inconsistent play that cost the team in some close games, the Tigers took major steps to fix the problem by allowing Erik Link’s contract to expire and […]
What Indiana’s 2025 Dominance Means for Mizzou
While Indiana went from 3 wins to 11 wins in one year, everyone wanted to know “how the heck to Curt Cignetti flip that roster so fast to get that sort of result?” When Indiana stomped their way through the 2025 regular season, everyone wanted to know “how the heck does the losingest power program […]
Recruiting Reset: Chris Graves Jr. Brings Valuable Experience to Mizzou’s Cornerback Room
The Missouri Tigers have stayed active addressing the secondary position in the transfer portal with the latest addition of Ole Miss transfer cornerback Chris Graves Jr. Eli Drinkwitz and the staff have loaded up the cornerback room as Graves joins Jahlil Florence (Oregon), Elijah Dotson (Michigan), and Sione Laulea (Oregon) to join Missouri via the […]
Drew Lock, Marcus Bryant headed to Super Bowl LX
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about the Superb Owl. Every year it’s fun to see which Mizzou players will be in line to get their first (or second or third) Super Bowl rings and join an exclusive fraternity. This year, at least one new member of the club is guaranteed, as Drew […]
Mizzou women’s basketball locks down Texas A&M for SEC win
Grace Slaughter hit a jumper with 6:13 remaining in the first to give Mizzou a 5-4 lead. The Tigers took control, leading the final 33:47 and defeating Texas A&M 75-62. It all started by winning the first quarter 21-9. This was an outstanding game for the Mizzou defense, scoring only 40 points through three quarters. […]
Tiger Style Bounces Back With a Shutout Against Northern Colorado
No. 17 Mizzou wrestling finished its two-match homestand with a 42-0 win against conference opponent Northern Colorado. This came on the heels of a 33-3 blowout loss against No. 5 Oklahoma State. The Tigers only made one combined takedown against the Cowboys, while every wrestler made a takedown against the Bears. The inclement weather made […]
Recruiting Reset: Mizzou adds another offensive lineman in Colin Sorensen
Welcome to Columbia, Colin! The offensive lineman joins a group of four other additions through the portal: Zack Owens, Josh Atkins, Will Kemna and Luke Work. Sorensen will have two more seasons of eligibility remaining after spending two years at Charleston Southern. With the Buccaneers, he was an honorable mention All-Conference by the Big South […]
Pourover: Can the Tigers find the best version of themselves?
Yesterday was a mess in the SEC. Mississippi State lost at home to Vanderbilt by a lot, Auburn beat Florida in Gainesville, Tennessee toppled the G-League All Stars in Tuscaloosa, and Texas blasted top 25 Georgia in the second half by 20. Considering the range of results in the league, Missouri should think themselves fortunate […]
Did Mizzou men’s basketball save its season on Saturday?
Entering Saturday, 4.8 seconds had a rotten place in Mizzou men’s basketball lore. That was the amount of time on the clock before UCLA’s Tyus Edney took an inbounds pass, raced up the court and sank a buzzer-beating layup off the glass to beat the Tigers in the 1995 NCAA Tournament. The top-seeded Bruins not […]
Mizzou adds RB Preston Hatfield to 2026 recruiting class
Is there a new Lee’s Summit to Mizzou pipeline developing? Check back in a few years to find out! For now, the early indicators are good, as Mizzou added yet another LSHS Tiger to its ranks in running back Preston Hatfield on Saturday night. Hatfield follows teammate Karsten Fiene, who committed to Mizzou on Sunday, […]
Mizzou survives Oklahoma 88-87 in instant overtime classic
T.O. Barrett grew up in Oklahoma City and won two state titles at Edmond North High School, 38 miles from the the Oklahoma Sooners’ Lloyd Noble Center in Norman. When Missouri men’s basketball called on Barrett to make his first career start Saturday against his home state’s flagship school, he was ready. Barrett took command […]
MBB Live Thread: Mizzou looks to revive offense against Oklahoma
First Half Second Half Overtime Pregame Updates Game Info When | 1:00 p.m. CT Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, Mo. TV | ESPN2 Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops KenPom prediction | Mizzou -4 ESPN win probability | 64.2% chance
Mizzou adds Ole Miss receiver Cayden Lee
Drinkwitz and the Tigers may have found their guy. Mizzou Football landed Ole Miss starting wide receiver Cayden Lee from the transfer portal, joining former teammates quarterback Austin Simmons and cornerback Chris Graves Jr. in the move from Oxford, Mississippi, to Columbia, Missouri. The news was announced on Saturday afternoon but its been expected for […]
Mizzou adds third Hurricane in Bobby Washington to bolster defensive unit
Missouri continues its exchange with Miami as the Tigers pick up Hurricane transfer Bobby Washington to strengthen its linebacker unit ahead of the 2026 season. The news broke on Saturday afternoon and he’s the second linebacker from Miami to commit to Mizzou over the past week. Both the additions come following the departure of Mizzou […]
GameDay: We’re startin’ early
I hope everyone is hunkered down. I think 2/3 of the country is going to feel some impact of this storm. And because of it, we’re getting some early tip times around the country. It’s good for the early risers, and also good for the winter couch potato. I’m one of those, I’ll let you […]
Mizzou Wrestling Thrashed by No. 5 Oklahoma State
No. 17 Tiger Style didn’t have the homecoming it was hoping for against No. 5 Oklahoma State. The Cowboys rode into Hearnes Center and handed Mizzou a 33-3 whooping in Big 12 play. “I think that wasn’t our best showing, but that’s a really good team,” head coach Brian Smith said. “We didn’t score takedowns. […]
Recruiting Reset: Mizzou adds depth with Montana running back Malae Fonoti
Missouri added a depth option to supplement running backs Ahmad Hardy and Jamal Roberts by bringing on Montana running back Va’aimalae (Malae) Fonoti. Despite retaining their top options, Hardy is likely to go to the draft following the season so Drinkwitz and the team are going to be looking for successors down the line. Fonoti […]
How Anthony Robinson II — and Missouri — got caught in an offensive squeeze
A little more than 12 minutes remained against Georgia when Missouri’s Anthony Robinson II curled around a pindown on the right block and popped out on the wing. The junior snared a ball reversal, and a blown switch gifted him time and space to line up an open three-pointer. The point guard watched the jumper […]
Miami transfer EDGE Malik Bryant Commits to Mizzou Football
Eli Drinkwitz continues to add impact pieces from the transfer portal. This morning it was announced on twitter by multiple sources that Miami transfer Linebacker / Edge rusher Malik Bryant had signed with Missouri. 247sports.com’s Matt Zenitz was the first to report. Bryant has two seasons of eligibility remaining after taking a redshirt this season […]
MBB Preview: Mizzou looks to stop recent slide against Oklahoma
When | 1:00 p.m. CT Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, Mo. TV | ESPN2 Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops KenPom prediction | Mizzou -4 ESPN win probability | 64.2% chance The Starters Mizzou G: Anthony Robinson II (JR, 9.9 PPG) G: Jayden Stone (GR, 15.0 PPG) F: Jacob Crews (GR, 11.6 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 17.3 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips Jr. (SR, 7.8 […]
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