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For Missouri, backcourt volatility defines March outlook

Eighteen seconds remained in the first half when Jacob Crews bolted up the lane off an elevator screen, got balanced and drilled a 3-pointer against Kentucky at the SEC Tournament. Canning that shot also snapped a drought. The last time the Missouri wing hit a jumper, the Tigers were in garbage time, furiously trimming a […]

MBB Preview: The Tigers are going dancing against the Miami Hurricanes

Game Info When | 9:10 p.m. CT Where | Enterprise Arena; Columbia, MO TV | TruTV Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops ESPN win probability | 44.9% chance The Starters Mizzou (20-12, 10-8 SEC) G: T.O. Barrett (SO, 8.9 PPG) G: Jayden Stone (GR, 13.2 PPG) F: Trent Pierce (JR, 10.6 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 18.3 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips Jr. (SR, 7.7 PPG) […]

Spring Position Battles: Cornerback

If there’s one constant across the Mizzou defense entering the 2026 season, it’s transition — and nowhere is that more apparent than at cornerback. Like nearly every other defensive position group, the Tigers lost a massive amount of production at corner this offseason. Both starters from last fall, Dreydon Norwood and Toriano Pride, Jr., have […]

Mizzou Baseball Falls to School to West in 10-0 Upset 

 In the 355th all-time face-off between the Missouri Tigers and Kansas Jayhawks, a rivalry that stands as Mizzou’s most played matchup, the Tigers could not find their footing. Kansas came out swinging early and never let up, cruising to a 10-0 run-rule victory. It was a tough outing for Missouri, as Kansas jumped out on […]

Hoopin’ and Hollerin: WBIT Bound

Mizzou women’s basketball will continue its first season under Kellie Harper with a bid to the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament. The Tigers are a No. 4 seed in the tournament and will travel to face Seton Hall in the first round. While Mizzou was the higher seed in the matchup, they are traveling to New […]

Mizzou Wrestling Preview: NCAA Championships

After a successful trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Mizzou wrestling claimed fourth place as a team and two individual titles, six qualifying wrestlers will make the trip to Cleveland, Ohio, to compete at nationals. From first-time qualifiers to veteran qualifiers and even snubs, there are plenty of storylines for the Tigers going into the mecca […]

Commute: Mizzou Football adds a pair of commits to Class of 2027

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we are talking about Mizzou Football. Drinkwitz sent out a double bat signal this morning signifying that news was probably on the way. It didn’t take long for four-star tight end Jack Brown to become the first Tiger of the day to commit. He became Mizzou’s first four star […]

SBN Reacts: What is Your Prediction for Mizzou vs Miami (FL) in the First Round?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Missouri fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. We’re inching closer to watching Missouri Basketball in the NCAA Tournament again as Mizzou and Miami […]

Mizzou makes it two in one day, adds Chris Harris Jr.

Mizzou continued its hot streak on the recruiting trail as it secured its second weapon for future quarterback Braylen Warren in receiver Chris Harris Jr. The announcement came just a couple hours after four-star tight end Jack Brown made his commitment. The news was teased by Eli Drinkwitz as part of a double commitment on […]

Mizzou adds in-state TE Jack Brown as first 2027 four star

Mizzou made arguably its best addition to its Class of 2027 by adding four-star tight end Jack Brown, who is currently a junior at Francis Howell Central in St. Charles. The news was teased by Eli Drinkwitz as part of a double commitment on Tuesday afternoon. Just minutes later, Rivals announced that Jack Brown had […]

The 2026 Mizzou Basketball Fan Guide for March Madness

The NCAA Tournament is on the horizon, and for the third time in four years, Mizzou will be a part of the madness.  Below is a one-stop resource for everything one could want to know about the Tigers as we enter many people’s favorite time of year. It’s loaded with statistics, fun facts, player bios […]

Better know a heated rival: Miami (Florida)

Let’s get this first part out of the way to begin… there is nothing nice about Florida. There’s a reason if you simply search ‘Florida’ in any Gif machine, the first thing that comes up is Bugs Bunny sawing off the state from the rest of the union. Florida doesn’t belong with the rest of […]

“Brett Norfleet Will Be Missouri’s Next Mackey Winner”

The John Mackey Award – in case you didn’t know – is presented annually to college football’s most outstanding tight end. Unlike most college football awards you’re familiar with, this one wasn’t started until the year 2000 and is given to, quote: “the tight end who best exemplifies the play, sportsmanship, academics, and community values […]

Commute: Mark Mitchell Ranked Among Top 30 Players in NCAA Tournament

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Hoops and Mark Mitchell Missouri Basketball begins their NCAA Tournament run on Friday night vs Miami (FL). The Tigers received a favorable draw by the selection committee by being placed in the St. Louis region as a No. 10 seed. I think it’s fair to […]

Photos of the week: 3.9.2026

This week, we’re doing another non-traditional format of Photos of the Week and taking a look at some more photos from the semester so far! The photos featured in this column were all uploaded to the website to be used but were not included in the column for that week. They’re still good photos, but […]

Mizzou Soccer Spring Schedule Outlook, Projected Depth Chart

Similar to putting together a starting lineup in a career-mode save in FIFA, Mizzou soccer will attempt to mix new players with established starters as they develop a rotation for the upcoming months. Coming off a disappointing 4-10-3 2025 season, there is actually some hope for the Tigers as they enter year five under head coach […]

Mizzou to meet some old friends in St. Louis

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re yet again talking about NCAA Tournament hoops. Because for the second year in a row, we’ve got skin in the game. Let me go off on a quick tangent for a second: I really appreciate the job Dennis Gates has done in 4 years at Mizzou. I’ve probably […]

NCAA Tournament Picks for your bracket

Mizzou is in, so join the Rock M Nation Bracket Challenge For the first time since 2012-2013, Missouri Basketball has made the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons. The Tigers are also in the Big Dance for the third time in four seasons under Dennis Gates. After what was a nerve-wracking Selection Show being on the […]

Mizzou women’s basketball receives bid to WBIT

The Mizzou women’s basketball will continue the season after receiving a bid to the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament. The Tigers are the four seed in BYU’s region and will travel to face Seton Hall in the first round. Mizzou had a strong first season under Coach Kellie Harper, finishing the year 16-16 with four SEC […]

Mizzou makes NCAA Tournament, will play Friday in St. Louis

For the third time in the past four seasons, Missouri men’s basketball is going dancing. The Tigers are the 10-seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament bracket and will play the Miami Hurricanes on Friday in St. Louis during the First Round. If Mizzou advances, it will play the winner of the matchup […]

NCAA Tournament Opening Odds: Mizzou opens as a slight underdog

The full NCAA Tournament bracket is out, and the Missouri Tigers nabbed a 10 seed and will play on Friday against the Miami Hurricanes, the 7 seed. Quickly the opening odds at FanDuel’s Sportsbook were released and the Tigers are currently a 1.5 point underdog to the higher seeded Hurricanes. The over-under has been set […]

Rock-M-Tology: to be or not to be… in the First Four

We’ve made it to Selection Sunday, and the NCAA Tournament picture is starting to clear up for Missouri men’s basketball after weeks (if not months) of uncertainty. The Tigers are included in 131 of 132 brackets that are part of the Bracket Matrix and are listed as the top 11-seed, on average. There were some […]