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Pourover: Can the Tigers find the best version of themselves?

Yesterday was a mess in the SEC. Mississippi State lost at home to Vanderbilt by a lot, Auburn beat Florida in Gainesville, Tennessee toppled the G-League All Stars in Tuscaloosa, and Texas blasted top 25 Georgia in the second half by 20. Considering the range of results in the league, Missouri should think themselves fortunate […]

Did Mizzou men’s basketball save its season on Saturday?

Entering Saturday, 4.8 seconds had a rotten place in Mizzou men’s basketball lore. That was the amount of time on the clock before UCLA’s Tyus Edney took an inbounds pass, raced up the court and sank a buzzer-beating layup off the glass to beat the Tigers in the 1995 NCAA Tournament. The top-seeded Bruins not […]

Mizzou adds RB Preston Hatfield to 2026 recruiting class

Is there a new Lee’s Summit to Mizzou pipeline developing? Check back in a few years to find out! For now, the early indicators are good, as Mizzou added yet another LSHS Tiger to its ranks in running back Preston Hatfield on Saturday night. Hatfield follows teammate Karsten Fiene, who committed to Mizzou on Sunday, […]

Mizzou survives Oklahoma 88-87 in instant overtime classic

T.O. Barrett grew up in Oklahoma City and won two state titles at Edmond North High School, 38 miles from the the Oklahoma Sooners’ Lloyd Noble Center in Norman. When Missouri men’s basketball called on Barrett to make his first career start Saturday against his home state’s flagship school, he was ready. Barrett took command […]

Mizzou adds Ole Miss receiver Cayden Lee

Drinkwitz and the Tigers may have found their guy. Mizzou Football landed Ole Miss starting wide receiver Cayden Lee from the transfer portal, joining former teammates quarterback Austin Simmons and cornerback Chris Graves Jr. in the move from Oxford, Mississippi, to Columbia, Missouri. The news was announced on Saturday afternoon but its been expected for […]

Mizzou adds third Hurricane in Bobby Washington to bolster defensive unit

Missouri continues its exchange with Miami as the Tigers pick up Hurricane transfer Bobby Washington to strengthen its linebacker unit ahead of the 2026 season. The news broke on Saturday afternoon and he’s the second linebacker from Miami to commit to Mizzou over the past week. Both the additions come following the departure of Mizzou […]

GameDay: We’re startin’ early

I hope everyone is hunkered down. I think 2/3 of the country is going to feel some impact of this storm. And because of it, we’re getting some early tip times around the country. It’s good for the early risers, and also good for the winter couch potato. I’m one of those, I’ll let you […]

Mizzou Wrestling Thrashed by No. 5 Oklahoma State

No. 17 Tiger Style didn’t have the homecoming it was hoping for against No. 5 Oklahoma State. The Cowboys rode into Hearnes Center and handed Mizzou a 33-3 whooping in Big 12 play. “I think that wasn’t our best showing, but that’s a really good team,” head coach Brian Smith said. “We didn’t score takedowns. […]

Recruiting Reset: Mizzou adds depth with Montana running back Malae Fonoti

Missouri added a depth option to supplement running backs Ahmad Hardy and Jamal Roberts by bringing on Montana running back Va’aimalae (Malae) Fonoti. Despite retaining their top options, Hardy is likely to go to the draft following the season so Drinkwitz and the team are going to be looking for successors down the line. Fonoti […]

Miami transfer EDGE Malik Bryant Commits to Mizzou Football

Eli Drinkwitz continues to add impact pieces from the transfer portal. This morning it was announced on twitter by multiple sources that Miami transfer Linebacker / Edge rusher Malik Bryant had signed with Missouri. 247sports.com’s Matt Zenitz was the first to report. Bryant has two seasons of eligibility remaining after taking a redshirt this season […]

MBB Preview: Mizzou looks to stop recent slide against Oklahoma

When | 1:00 p.m. CT Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, Mo. TV | ESPN2 Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops KenPom prediction | Mizzou -4 ESPN win probability | 64.2% chance The Starters Mizzou G: Anthony Robinson II (JR, 9.9 PPG) G: Jayden Stone (GR, 15.0 PPG) F: Jacob Crews (GR, 11.6 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 17.3 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips Jr. (SR, 7.8 […]

No. 7 Tigers Take Tuscaloosa, Looking for Low Tide

Welcome to Week 4, y’all. A new test awaits in Week 4, with the Tigers heading out for their second road matchup…. weather permitting of course, as Winter Storm Fern appears to be headed right for the southeast and could really muck up the travel. UPDATE: We know they arrived safely to T-Town, so it’s […]

Commute: Could a big recruiting weekend be on tap?

When Eli Drinkwitz is sending pre-6 am teaser tweets, everyone’s spidey-sense tingles. WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHAT DOES IT MEAN? With the transfer portal still alive and kicking there are a lot of us who are dreaming of it possibly being about Ole Miss wide receiver transfer Cayden Lee, rumored bestie of Missouri’s new Quarterback […]

Recruiting Reset: CJ May brings blue chip talent back to the edge

Mizzou football dipped back into the transfer portal to add upside and long-term potential to its defensive front with the commitment of CJ May, a former four-star edge rusher who comes to Columbia from Louisville. May redshirted during his lone season with the Cardinals, meaning he arrives at Mizzou with four years of eligibility. While […]

Commute: Ahmad Hardy is an ESPN All-American

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Ahmad Hardy Another media outlet, another All-American honor for Ahmad Hardy. The star-studded running back was named an ESPN All-American, landing on their first-team. From ESPN: Perhaps no running back in the country was more difficult to tackle this fall than Hardy, who emerged as the […]

NFL

Study Hall: Georgia 74, Mizzou 72

There’s usually a moment during the game where I catch a feeling of how the rest of the game will go, if it’s a close game. The fast break dunk, the corner three, the steal and a layup… something that gives you the foresight of a win or a loss. Sometimes that moment is sooner […]

Recruiting Reset: Cavan Tuley adds depth to a depleted defense

Mizzou added another depth piece to its defensive front last week with the commitment of Cavan Tuley, a linebacker-turned-edge defender from the University of Houston who figures to help fortify special teams and provide valued rotational support in 2026. Tuley, a 6-2, 255-pound East Texas native, played in 11 of 12 games for the Cougars […]

Recruiting Reset: Sione Laulea is a breakout candidate

When I say the word, “cornerback,” who comes to your mind? Deion Sanders? Charles Woodson? Champ Bailey? Willie Brown? It’s probably the era I grew up in, but Richard Sherman is enshrined in my head forever as the idyllic corner. Tall, physical, fast, braggadocios: He had everything you want for a guy whose job it […]

Commute: Mizzou falls short in closely contested home matchup

Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we are talking about Mizzou’s late night matchup against Georgia at home. In a game that had a lot of play into whether the Tigers would be on the right or wrong side of the bubble, Mizzou fell just short against the Bulldogs dropping to 3-3 in conference play […]