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REPORT: Mizzou makes early transfer portal addition in Oregon cornerback

Per 247Sports, Missouri has made its first transfer portal edition on Monday afternoon by adding former Oregon cornerback Jahlil Florence. Florence has an interesting story as he’s struggled to stay healthy over the past two seasons, following a strong start to his career with the Ducks. Through his first two seasons, Florence recorded 35 tackles, […]

19 days ago | 1 read

Photos of the week: 12.29.2025

As much as it may not look like it based on the work you’ve seen of mine over the past semester, I don’t always make athletes look the prettiest. This week’s column is in honor of all those “awkward” moments where effort takes precedence over aesthetics. All these photos are untouched and exactly as they […]

19 days ago | 1 read

Mizzou volleyball winter transfer update

After missing the NCAA Tournament in a disappointing 2025 season, the Mizzou volleyball team is prepped for an important offseason. Between the graduation of high-level talents like Maya Sands, Tyrah Ariail and Caylen Alexander and the unpredictability of the transfer portal, head coach Dawn Sullivan has the opportunity to fill some team holes using said […]

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Study Hall: Mizzou 76, Florida 74

I saw a lot of Godfather references in various comment sections around the Mizzou internet following the conclusion of the game against Florida… “just when I thought I was out…” If you want my full thoughts on the impact of the game, I’d suggest checking out yesterday’s Pourover column, as that was more about what […]

19 days ago | 1 read

Chip Lindsey’s Career: Part VI

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 […]

19 days ago | 1 read

Transfer visits start today

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about transfers. Because when aren’t we talking about transfers. Starting today, we’re going to see a slew of transfers start to file through Columbia, Mo. And it wouldn’t be surprising if we see commitments follow soon after. After the portal kicked open on Friday, it only took […]

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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 […]

19 days 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 […]

20 days 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 […]

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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 […]

21 days 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, […]

21 days 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 […]

21 days 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, […]

22 days ago | 2 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 […]

22 days 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) […]

22 days 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 […]

22 days 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 […]

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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 […]

22 days 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 […]

23 days 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 […]

24 days ago | 2 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 […]

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