OXFORD, Miss. (KMIZ) No. 13 Mizzou will look to extend its winning streak to three games on Saturday, when the Tigers travel to face No. 9 Ole Miss in a high-stakes SEC showdown at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company are coming into Saturday’s game after a dominant 27-6 victory over Texas A&M,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) When a restaurant owner refused to serve two Black players on the University of Missouri football team, coach Dan Devine faced a decision. The Tigers were returning from a game at the University of Kansas when they stopped for dinner in Missouri. Jerry Wallach, a tackle who played for the Tigers from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A police incident report shows three victims reported harassment by three freshman Mizzou football players who were arrested this month. The players — defensive back Ahmod Billins, cornerback Trashundon Neal and wide receiver Karsten Fiene — were arrested on Oct. 5 on suspicion of first-degree harassment, a felony, but Columbia Police would
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As No. 13 Mizzou football prepares for a high-stakes clash against No. 9 Ole Miss at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday, the Tigers can count on one thing: familiarity won’t be an issue. Of course, the big story is the return of quarterback Austin Simmons, wide receiver Cayden Lee and cornerback Chris Graves
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with the Mike Kelly, the voice of the Mizzou Tigers, ahead of the Mizzou football’s Week 7 clash against No. 9 Ole Miss. Tiger Talk is a weekly radio show hosted by Kelly, which previews the upcoming football games with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southeastern Conference tabbed Mizzou running back Jamal Roberts as the SEC Offensive Player of the Week, on Monday, following his second-straight 200-yard game of the season. Roberts is sharing the honor with South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers. Tiger quarterback Austin Simmons put it best after Saturday’s win over Texas A&M: “Today
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou football didn’t need to be perfect to deliver a win against Texas A&M, on Saturday. No, the Tigers only needed to lean on a suffocating defensive performance and a career outing from running back Jamal Roberts to get the job done in what head coach Eli Drinkwitz called an “old-fashioned” SEC
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team moved up one spot in the latest AP Poll, to No. 13, after a 27-6 win over Texas A&M on Saturday afternoon. That means that head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company will be set for a Top-13 showdown in their Week 7 clash with Ole Miss in Oxford.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 14 Mizzou held Texas A&M out of the end zone on its way to a 27-6 victory. You can watch extended highlights of the win in the video player below. Entering week six, the Tigers had lost three straight games against the Aggies dating back to 2014. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz
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The Mizzou football team hopes it can keep on winning in the SEC this Saturday when Texas A&M comes to Columbia. The No. 14 Tigers are favored over the Aggies. The game will get a national showcase, kicking off the Saturday slate on ABC at 11 a.m. Do you think the Tigers will prevail? Let
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A University of Missouri football player received a new heart on Wednesday, head coach Eli Drinkwitz said. Drinkwitz posted on X on Thursday morning that freshman lineman Johnnie “DJ” Jones went through a heart transplant Wednesday night. Drinkwitz said the surgery “went well,” and that Jones is recovering. https://t.co/wopk0fiZIz— Eliah Drinkwitz (@CoachDrinkwitz)
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) What a difference a week can make, right? Ahead of Mizzou football’s Week 5 game against then-No. 8 Florida, the conversation was all about how this team can bounce back from its first loss against Mississippi State. Now, just seven days later, the Tigers are focused on keeping their feet on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All-American running back Ahmad Hardy is continuing his rehab process, as the team is still waiting for his body to respond in the way it needs to to play, according to Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz. After getting shot in the leg at a concert in Mississippi in early May, Hardy has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones spoke with the Mike Kelly, the voice of the Mizzou Tigers, ahead of the Mizzou football’s Week 6 clash against Texas A&M. Tiger Talk is a weekly radio show hosted by Kelly, which previews the upcoming football games with Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz, assistant coaches
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou freshman offensive lineman Johnnie “DJ” Jones is need of a heart transplant, head coach Eli Drinkwitz said on Tuesday. Jones, a Florida native, is currently hospitalized in his home state, after MU’s freshmen intake tests detected an issue with his heart. Coach Drinkwitz said the lineman did stay in Columbia for
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A quote has now been correctly attributed to Boone County Assistant Prosecutor Mel Buchanan. Three freshman Mizzou football players were arrested Monday on suspicion of first-degree harassment, a felony. Defensive back Ahmod Billins, cornerback Trashundon Neal and wide receiver Karsten Fiene were arrested Monday afternoon on suspicion of first-degree harassment,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After flattening Top-10 Florida at Faurot Field, a pair of Tiger football standouts are earning recognition from the Southeastern Conference. On Monday, the league announced that both quarterback Austin Simmons and linebacker Nicholas Rodriguez have each earned “player of the week” honors, following that victory of the then-No. 8 Gators. Simmons was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Cody Goodwin, who is the Mizzou football beat writer for PowerMizzou.com, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The most important thing that Mizzou football did in its statement win over Florida may not have even happened at Faurot Field, on Saturday. It happened Monday through Friday. After a fourth-quarter collapse at then-No. 24 Mississippi State in Week 4, the Tigers went back to work. They didn’t run from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 25 Mizzou picked up its best win in more than a decade, upsetting the Gators on homecoming weekend, 45-17. You can watch extended highlights of the win in the video player below. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company put together their best four quarters of the entire season, dominating on both
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