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Commute: Kiffin, other coaches on the move
Welcome to the Morning Commute Sorry for the delay. Today we are talking about College Football! With the college football regular season officially over, an interesting dilemma approached and has since led to a lot of conversation. Because of the timing of the College Football Playoff — which Ole Miss is in for the first […]
Tigers Run Game Roars to Life in Second Half
It was cold, rainy and hope was fading as the first half came to a conclusion in Arkansas. After an opening drive touchdown for Mizzou, the momentum slowed in the second quarter. The Tigers could only manage 34 yards on the ground and starting quarterback Beau Pribula only managed two yards in the air. Alongside […]
Pourover: The thin margins in the SEC
I decided to celebrate last night. Celebrate the conclusion of a successful season. Celebrate a team predicted to finish 12th in the league and finished tied for 8th. Celebrate a team most forgot about, who despite a potential starting quarterback being injured on his first play from scrimmage, and the starting kicker being hurt in […]
Study Hall: Mizzou 86, Cleveland State 59
It’s over. We knew once the non-conference schedule was released that November was going to be a slog. The good news, Missouri took care of business. They did what they were supposed to do. They didn’t really exceed what they were supposed to do, which might be a cause of consternation. The expected margin over […]
Five Takeaways from Mizzou’s 31-17 win at Arkansas
If you’re reading this, Mizzou is probably still running. To the locker room? To the bus? Hell, Drinkwitz might have them run home in the cold. It’s worked so far! Mizzou ended their 2025 season on a high note, rolling through 2-10 Arkansas for a convincing, if often droll, 31-17 win. Here are your five […]
Mizzou maintains hold on Battle Line Trophy, beats Arkansas 31-17
Missouri football continued its streak of domination against Arkansas Saturday with a 31-17 win over the Razorbacks in Fayetteville. The Tigers have won four consecutive Battle Line Rivalry games and nine of their last 10 matchups against their neighbors to the south, a streak that dates back to 2016. “That was awesome to have that […]
Slaughter sets new career-high as Mizzou women’s basketball takes down Northwestern
Mizzou women’s basketball knocked off Northwestern 85-70 as the undisputed winners of the Island Division in the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Grace Slaughter was a huge part in the win, setting a new career-high at 33 points. This was a big milestone for Kellie Harper, as she collected win No. 400 in her storied head coaching […]
Live Thread: Mizzou faces Arkansas as they wrap up the 2025 season
In the final bout of the regular season, the Tigers will look to defeat the rival Arkansas Razorbacks. The Battle Line Trophy is on the line once again as Mizzou looks to extend the win streak to four straight seasons with the crown. Final Score: Mizzou 31 – Arkansas 17 Pregame Updates First Quarter Second […]
Rock M Pick ‘Em: Week 14
It’s the final week of the College Football regular season. That means it’s rivalry week. Mizzou closes it out in the Battle Line Rivalry at Arkansas and ESPN’s College Gameday heads to Ann Arbor for Ohio State at Michigan. Plus, plenty of other pivotal SEC games with College Football Playoff hopes on the line. Let’s […]
Mizzou cruises past Cleveland State, wins 86-59
Missouri men’s basketball breezed to its eighth straight victory to open up the 2025 season with an 86-59 win Friday over Cleveland State. The matchup was head coach Dennis Gates’ first against the Vikings, his former team, who are now coached by former MU assistant Rob Summers. Gates surprised Summers by running up to the […]
Mizzou women’s basketball contains Bradley in win at Fort Myers Tip-Off
After a close first half, an offensive explosion from Mizzou women’s basketball secured the 73-66 win over Bradley in its first game at the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Both offenses struggled early, as the Tigers led 30-27 at halftime. Mizzou pulled away in the second half, however, with 43 points, and leading by as much as […]
PREGAMIN’ ARKANSAS
WELCOME BACK TO PREGAMIN’, HERE’S YOUR JAM OF THE WEEK FIRE FINGERS VINCE, HE’S CRUSHING THAT TUNE Rock M-ixology I’m traveling for Thanksgiving this year, and I don’t have access to my home bar. I don’t feel bad about this, as it won’t be the last PREGAMIN’ of the season (we’ve got a bowl game […]
Dennis Gates welcomes former team Cleveland State to Mizzou Arena
Missouri vs Cleveland State When | 1:00 p.m. CT Where | Mizzou Arena; Columbia, MO TV | SECN+ Radio | Tiger Radio Network Twitter | @MizzouHoops ESPN win probability | 98.8% chance The Starters Mizzou (7-0) G: Anthony Robinson II (JR, 11.6 PPG) G: Sebastian Mack (JR, 10.7 PPG) F: Jevon Porter (SR, 7.9 PPG) F: Mark Mitchell (SR, 18.1 PPG) C: Shawn Phillips, Jr. (SR, […]
Ranking Mizzou’s traveling trophies
With the Tigers’ regular season coming to a close against Arkansas, Mizzou will once more face off against the Razorbacks for one of the larger traveling trophies out there. Since Mizzou is bowl eligible and out of playoff contention while Arkansas is 2-9 and has already fired their coach, there really isn’t a whole lot […]
Missouri vs Arkansas football Game Week: info, where to watch, predictions
Ah rivalry week. It’s the most scintillating week in college football chalk full of elite rivalries like Utah versus Kansas, Miami versus Pittsburgh, and of course BYU-UCF! I’m kidding a bit, because there are legitimate rivalries being played. Alabama-Auburn, Oregon-Washington, Ohio State-Michigan, A&M-Texas… and of course the deep seated history of Mizzou-Arkansas. Maybe the last […]
Commute: All about Eli
With the Tigers coach inking a new deal, the expectations are about to raised. First, the links from yesterday, starting with the news from Sammy: “Despite being rumored to be a candidate at multiple job openings like Penn State, Florida, and LSU, Missouri was able to make a commitment with Eli Drinkwitz — making him one […]
Missouri Football Week 14 Bowl Projections: Duke’s Mayo Bowl Leads the Way
The Missouri Tigers fell to 7-4 (3-4 SEC) on the season after a 17-6 loss to Oklahoma and dropped out of the Top 25 rankings. If Mizzou can beat Arkansas in their regular season finale on Saturday and win their bowl game, there’s still a chance that Missouri can finish the year at the backend […]
Best Bets: Week 14
Every week, Rock M Nation will post the SEC betting lines for that week’s slate of games. DISCLAIMER: Rock M Nation is not an online gambling operator, nor a gambling site of any kind. We are simply here to provide information about sports betting for entertainment purposes only. None of the staff will be using […]
For Mizzou and Eli Drinkwitz, the fit continues to make sense
Penn State. Florida. LSU. Auburn. All fine programs with plenty of history and, most importantly in this day and age, money. Any one of these would’ve made a fine next stop in the career path of Eli Drinkwitz. And maybe one day one of them will. For the time being, though Mizzou and Eli Drinkwitz […]
Mizzou Baseball finalizes 2026 class with 14 signees under Kerrick Jackson
Mizzou Baseball officially rounded out its 2026 recruiting class on Tuesday, signing 14 future Tigers under head coach Kerrick Jackson. The amount matches the Tigers exact tally from the 2025 recruiting class. The class includes 11 high school signees and three JUCO transfers, with half of the prospects from the Tigers’ local state. “I’m very […]
Mizzou Football and Eli Drinkwitz Agree to a Six-Year Contract Extension
The Missouri Tigers have secured their head football coach for the long term. On Thanksgiving morning, Mizzou announced a six-year contract extension through 2031. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel this morning. It was later officially announced by Mizzou Athletics with a statement from athletic director Laird Veatch and Drinkwitz himself. Despite […]
Hardy to make final case for Doak Walker Award against Arkansas
In a court of law, a lawyer’s closing argument can have a major impact when the verdict of the case remains in doubt. It allows them to make one final appeal to the judge or the jury — and a strong closing argument can swing the outcome. Ahmad Hardy has that same opportunity Saturday in […]
What’s The Trend: Week 13
Welcome to the series, ‘What’s The Trend,‘ which highlights the biggest risers and fallers in the Mizzou Football world each week! Mizzou is coming off a draining road loss against Oklahoma and will look to bounce back with a rivalry win over Arkansas. Here are this week’s trends: On the Rise Eli Drinkwitz More will […]
Commute: Mizzou’s Ahmad Hardy Named a Doak Walker Finalist
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Football Happy Thanksgiving, Mizzou fans! Despite what has been somewhat of a “down” season for Missouri — there’s still plenty of reasons to be thankful for around this program under head coach Eli Drinkwitz. The SEC’s leading rusher Ahmad Hardy is certainly one of those […]
Study Hall: Mizzou 98, South Carolina State 66
Last Study Hall I did mention this Q4 games were starting to wear me out. So watching this game isn’t particularly something I was looking forward to. While Houston and Tennessee were battling it out in Las Vegas in a terrific battle of titans, I flipped away as the SEC Network+ was broadcasting the Tigers […]