COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri football head coach Eliah Drinkwitz has named Brady Cook the starting quarterback for Mizzou’s season opener on Sept. 1. A native of St. Louis, Cook has played in eight career games, including five a season ago. He earned his first career start in the 2021 Armed Forces Bowl vs.…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Missouri men’s basketball team’s 2022-23 slate of Southeastern Conference opponents has been announced, as shared by the league Wednesday morning. The Tigers will have a slate of 18 conference games, including nine at home. Mizzou will have home/away matchups against Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Texas A&M.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Four University of Missouri athletics programs posted perfect Academic Progress Rates (APR) for the 2020-21 academic cohort as women’s basketball, women’s cross country, women’s golf and women’s tennis all excelled in the classroom. Women’s tennis recorded its seventh-straight perfect APR while women’s basketball earned its fourth and women’s cross country its third.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – In conjunction with the Southeastern Conference, ESPN and SEC Network, kick times and broadcast info for University of Missouri football’s second and third games of the 2022 season were announced on Thursday. The Tigers’ first road trip, at Kansas State on Sept. 10, will kick at 11 a.m. on ESPN2. In a…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Whitten Family Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dennis Gates announced the remaining members of his inaugural coaching staff. Michael Fly has joined the staff at director of scouting & analytics, Ryan Sharbaugh as assistant to head coach, Matt Cline as chief of staff, Chase Goldstein as director of basketball operations,…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri football will open the 2022 season on Thursday, September 1 at Faurot Field, playing host to Louisiana Tech, the Southeastern Conference announced. Originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 3, the game will air nationally on ESPNU at 7 p.m. CT. “Opening up 2022 in front of a primetime national television…
BOSTON — University of Missouri Whitten Family Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dennis Gates was named a finalist for the Ben Jobe Award, Tuesday afternoon. The award is presented annually to the top Division 1 minority coach. Gates, who was introduced Tuesday as Mizzou’s 20th head coach, , is one of 25 finalists and will…
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Kobe Brown scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half when 12th-seeded Missouri pulled away from 13th-seeded Mississippi for a 72-60 win in Wednesday’s Southeastern Conference tournament opener. Ronnie DeGray III had three 3-pointers and 14 points, all in the first half, to help the Tigers (12-20) keep pace.…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kennedy Chandler scored 23 points to lead No. 17 Tennessee to an 80-61 victory over Missouri on Tuesday night. Chandler, a freshman guard averaging 13.2 points, eclipsed that average with 14 points in the first half for the Volunteers (20-7, 11-4 Southeastern Conference). The 6-foot, 172-pound Chandler was far too quick…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — In a tightly contested match Sunday evening, the University of Missouri men’s basketball team fell just short in a 58-56 loss against Mississippi State at Mizzou Arena. The game featured seven lead changes and nine ties, with an overall 15-point swing.Senior Javon Pickett led the way offensively for the Tigers, scoring a…