COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri sophomore DT Jordan Elliott (Missouri City, Texas) has been named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week, as announced this morning by the league office. Elliott, who shares the weekly award with LB Devin White of LSU, was cited after a career performance on Friday which keyed Mizzou’s…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL There’s a lot on the line when Missouri visits Neyland Stadium on Saturday afternoon against Tennessee (2:30 p.m. CT kick-off on KTRS), and that includes Mizzou offensive coordinator Derek Dooley making his much anticipated return to Knoxville. Dooley spent three seasons as Tennessee’s head coach from 2010-2012, posting a 15-21 record,…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri’s defense bent but didn’t break during Vanderbilt’s final drive, and the Tigers defeated the Commodores 33-28 to clinch bowl eligibility on Saturday. Missouri kicker Tucker McCann had a chance to ice the game with 1:48 remaining, but the junior missed a 31-yard field goal to give Vanderbilt a last chance.…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Florida’s lone bright spot after another lopsided loss to Missouri: It won’t have to face Drew Lock again. Lock picked apart Florida’s defense for the second straight year, throwing three touchdown passes to lead the Tigers to a 38-17 victory against the 13th-ranked Gators on Saturday Lock completed 24 of 32 passes…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL After a devastating 15-14 loss on Saturday against nationally ranked Kentucky on the final play of the game, Missouri heads into the final month of the regular season with a record of 4-4 (0-4 SEC) with four games remaining. At this point last season, the Tigers were 3-5 and also 0-4…
COLUMBIA (AP) – COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Terry Wilson threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Conrad on the final play to give No. 12 Kentucky a 15-14 victory over Missouri on Saturday. Kentucky took over on its own 19 with 1:24 left. With 4 seconds left, Wilson threw toward Ahmad Wagner in the back…
By:Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL Missouri has never beaten Kentucky in the Barry Odom or Drew Lock era. They also haven’t beaten a ranked team. However, both of those scenarios can change when the Tigers host the Wildcats Saturday afternoon at Faurot Field, creating a huge opportunity for the third-year head coach and senior quarterback. Add in…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Mizzou star Jontay Porter tore ligaments in his knee during a closed scrimmage with Southern Illinois on Sunday and will miss the upcoming season. The school said the sophomore forward tore his ACL and MCL but declined further comment. The 6-foot-11 Porter averaged 9.9 points and 6.8 rebounds as a freshman…
By: Sammy Stava @StavaOnSTL After the first six weeks of the 2018 season, the Missouri Tigers currently sit at 3-3 (0-3 SEC), and being realistic, that’s what almost everybody thought they would be at this point, with the exception of one game. So far, Missouri has done almost everything they have needed to do, taking…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Backup quarterback Michael Scarnecchia threw for three touchdowns in his first college start and Parker White hit the game-winning 33-yard field goal with two seconds left in South Carolina’s 37-35 victory over Missouri on Saturday. The Tigers (3-2, 0-2 Southeastern Conference) had gone ahead 35-34 on Tucker McCann’s career-long 57-yard field…