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Lamont Paris is searching for a way out of the basement
I don’t know what South Carolina is doing, but they’re not fixing any problems. I realize things are complicated in Columbia right now, the most important sport is going through a season where they might have to fire the head football coach. And what the Gamecocks have in Lamont Paris is a good basketball coach, […]
Austin Simmons and Cayden Lee’s third-down chemistry is growing in SEC play
After a slow start offensively, Austin Simmons and Cayden Lee provided the spark Mizzou’s offense needed to roll to a 27-6 victory over Texas A&M. The game’s only first-half touchdown drive came on a 10-play, 77-yard sequence that ate up over four minutes of game time. It was the second-longest possession by any team in […]
First Serve: Mizzou finds its fight in five-set win over Auburn ahead of Mississippi State matchup
Mizzou volleyball showed two different sides of itself last weekend, struggling to keep pace with No. 5 Florida before responding with a five-set victory against Auburn. The Tigers’ split results offered a glimpse of the progress coach Dawn Sullivan has been looking for, but also showed how much consistency will matter as Southeastern Conference play […]
MV3: Jamal Roberts has career day in Mizzou’s 27-6 win over Texas A&M
The Missouri Tigers improved to 5-1 (2-1 SEC) with a 27-6 win over the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday in Columbia. With the win, Mizzou jumped one spot to No. 13 in the latest AP Top 25 poll — setting up a huge game at No. 9 Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon (2:30 p.m. CST […]
Dennis Gates: Mizzou “as patient as we can be” with Mitchell’s eligibility
Welcome to the Morning Commute. Today, we’re talking about Mark Mitchell’s eligibility. Are you tired of that subject yet? Hope not, because it isn’t going anywhere! Matthew Gustafson was at Mizzou Hoops’ media day on Sunday, during which Dennis Gates was asked, obviously, about Mark Mitchell and CJ Gunn, who are actively practicing with team […]
Selected Shots Sunday: Another Big Football Win
A new Mizzou Athletics sports season is officially upon us! While the last few years I’ve assigned this written piece to one of our talented photographers, I’m taking it over this year, and will be selecting my favorites of the week. Since I am not a photographer at heart, my analysis will be more surface […]
Mizzou Volleyball Rallies Past Auburn in Five-Set Home Victory
Missouri volleyball earned a thrilling five-set comeback win over Auburn on Sunday afternoon at the Hearnes Center, battling back after dropping two of the first three sets to claim a 3-2 win (21-25, 26-24, 17-25, 25-19, 15-11). The Tigers snapped their three-game losing streak in front of an energetic home crowd, led by an explosive, […]
News and Observations From Mizzou’s Pro Day
The media, alongside pro scouts, had an opportunity to take in the action Sunday at Missouri men’s basketball’s pro day. Mizzou had two hours of open practice featuring drills and a scrimmage, followed by media availability with head coach Dennis Gates. Here are some of the key things I noticed about the Tigers, and what […]
Opening Odds: A Top 15 showdown in Oxford
Suddenly, the eyes of the college football world are on Mizzou. The Ole Miss road trip was probably viewed differently headed into this season. You would’ve been forgiven for thinking the Tigers might be carrying two losses into their Oxford visit. But now that the Tigers are an outsider College Football Playoff contender, the date […]
Mizzou’s Trench Play Powered 27-6 Win Over Texas A&M
In a game where quarterback Austin Simmons completed just 50% of his passes, the term blowout might not come to mind. But as Mizzou defeated Texas A&M 27-6 on Saturday, the Tigers proved they don’t need an elite passing performance to win in the SEC. “Every week there’s a way to win, you’ve just gotta […]
Pourover: Beat who you’re supposed to beat
How good is Missouri? That’s the question I really want to know. Last week I talked about the context around the program, and Eli Drinkwitz’s contempt for the question about who he had, and had not beaten. Drink, to his credit, doesn’t seem concerned about the cross talk. He’s earned the accolades, and he’s done […]
Preview: Mizzou Men’s Golf to compete at The Bryson Invitational
The Missouri men will compete at the Bryson Invitational, playing 54 holes from Oct. 12–14 at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami. The course Teams will compete on the famous Blue Monster course, which has hosted PGA Tour events for 55 consecutive years and multiple LIV Golf Team Championships. The par-72 course is filled […]
Mizzou Women’s Golf to compete at Illini Women’s Invitational
The Missouri women will compete at the Illini Women’s Invitational, hosted by the University of Illinois, from Oct. 12–13. The tournament is held at the historic Medinah Country Club, which is the only club in the world to have hosted a U.S. Open, a PGA Championship, a Ryder Cup and a Presidents Cup. It hosted […]
Five Takeaways from Missouri’s 27-6 Win Over Texas A&M
Being the “SEC Main Character” has been a recipe for disaster this year, with Ole Miss and Florida rocketing to national fame thanks to big wins before being KO’d the following week. With Missouri’s statement win over Florida leading the Tigers to be the toast of the town, the lazy expectation was that, for a […]
Mizzou Backs Up Florida Win With Dominant Performance Over Aggies
Entering Saturday’s contest with Texas A&M, the Missouri Tigers had something to prove. That they could beat an Aggies squad who, under Mike Elko, handed them a 26-point average margin of defeat over their last two meetings. That they could avoid the letdown loss following a big win that has struck so many SEC teams […]
Live Game Thread: Mizzou Aims for Consistency Against Texas A&M
No. 14 Missouri Tigers football welcomes the struggling Texas A&M Aggies (3-2) to Memorial Stadium for their first morning kickoff of the season. Mike Elko’s Aggies have become a familiar opponent in the past few seasons and have left no doubt in the past three meetings. A&M holds a 73-point differential across its three-game win […]
Mizzou volleyball swept by No. 5 Florida, falls to 1-3 in SEC play
Mizzou volleyball showed signs of life against No. 5 Florida on Friday night, but the Tigers could not sustain their momentum in a 3-0 loss at Hearnes Center. The Gators won 25-13, 26-24 and 25-13, extending their winning streak to 11 matches and improving to 13-1 overall and 4-0 in Southeastern Conference play. Mizzou fell […]
Mizzou soccer shows promise in 1-0 loss to #3 Vanderbilt
The soul group the Commodores once declared they were “easy like Sunday morning.” If the No. 3 Vanderbilt Commodores were hoping for an easy Friday evening, they were surely disappointed. The Commodores did leave Audrey J. Walton Stadium with the 1-0 victory, but Missouri turned what could have (even should have) been a rout into […]
Mizzou Women Secure Top 10 Team Finish at Loaded Nuttycombe Invitational
Faced with elite competition Friday morning at the Nuttycombe Invitational, Missouri cross country made the most of its trip to Madison, walking away with crucial placements and sharp pacing across the board. Behind another standout performance from sophomore Monica Wanjiku, the No. 19 Mizzou women delivered a strong team performance, securing a ninth-place finish in […]
PREGAMIN’ TEXAS A&M
WELCOME BACK TO PREGAMIN’, HERE’S YOUR JAM OF THE WEEK REGULATE YOUR EMOTIONS AFTER LAST WEEK AND LET’S THROW BACK TO THE DAYS WHEN WE COULD ACTUALLY BEAT TEXAS A&M Rock M-ixology For whatever reason, I had a really hard time identifying a themed cocktail for this week. At first I was thinking something Texas-themed, […]
Questions ahead of Mizzou taking on Texas A&M
No. 14 Mizzou welcomes Texas A&M for a 11 am kickoff on Saturday, and it’s an opportunity to stack another win in the toughest conference in football. The Aggies struggled the past two weeks before rebounding against Arkansas to get to 3-2 on the young season, but in the SEC, it’s Any Given Saturday, so […]
SB Nation Reacts: Fans say Florida was Drinkwitz’s best win
The dust hasn’t even settled on last week’s Homecoming win over Florida. But it seems Missouri fans are ready to put it on a pedestal anyway. For this week’s Reacts question, we asked y’all if the 45-17 scrubbing of the Gators was Eli Drinkwitz’s best win in his seven years as Mizzou’s head coach. And […]
Chris Beard looks to rebound with the Ole Miss Rebels
Coming off one of the best seasons in decades, Ole Miss was forced into a very hard roster reset after a Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament. A host of players with expiring eligibility (yes that is still a thing) meant that Chris Beard was going to have to replace about 85% of his […]
The Fifth Set: Mizzou gets home chance against No. 5 Florida
Mizzou volleyball returns to the Hearnes Center Friday night, facing one of its biggest challenges of the season. The Tigers will welcome No. 5 Florida to Columbia at 7 p.m. Friday, giving Mizzou a chance to reset after a difficult first SEC road trip that ended with losses at Ole Miss and LSU. Missouri enters […]
Missouri vs Texas A&M football Game Week: info, where to watch, predictions
Back to back weeks on ABC? Ok! Mizzou and Texas A&M face off tomorrow morning for the third time in three straight seasons. There isn’t much of a rivalry between the two schools, despite being conference mates now for 30 years, they’ve only faced off a total of 18 times, and 14 of those came […]
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