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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Five takeaways: Bazelak, offensive line have work to do

Five takeaways: Bazelak, offensive line have work to do

Jack Soble November 23, 2020

Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz was overwhelmingly positive about his team’s performance in Saturday’s win over South Carolina, with one exception. “Right before half, [quarterback Connor Bazelak]...

Stellar defense seals Missouri’s first win in South Carolina since 2014

Stellar defense seals Missouri’s first win in South Carolina since 2014

Kyle Pinnell November 22, 2020

Three wins. If you look back to the beginning of August, that’s all Vegas expected the Missouri Tigers to achieve in a COVID-19-shortened, all-Southeastern Conference season. But just three months...

Substitute coordinator: Gibbs steps in for Walters and dials up pressure

Substitute coordinator: Gibbs steps in for Walters and dials up pressure

Jack Soble November 22, 2020

With Missouri defensive coordinator Ryan Walters out due to contact tracing, defensive backs coach David Gibbs stepped into the role on Saturday night in South Carolina with a tall task: Dial up pressure...

Missouri faces game of questions in Mayor’s Cup clash against South Carolina

Missouri faces game of questions in Mayor’s Cup clash against South Carolina

Kyle Pinnell November 18, 2020

For the first time this season, Eli Drinkwitz will be the most experienced head coach on the sidelines when Missouri takes on South Carolina this Saturday. On Sunday night, just one day after the Gamecocks...

Scouting South Carolina: New coach, offensive star power and brutal defensive play

Scouting South Carolina: New coach, offensive star power and brutal defensive play

Jack Soble November 17, 2020

South Carolina will enter its game against Missouri without Will Muschamp at the helm for the first time since 2015 after it fired its coach on Sunday. The Gamecocks ended Muschamp’s tenure after three...

Midseason roundtable: With two wins, is there a path to a .500 season for the Tigers?

Midseason roundtable: With two wins, is there a path to a .500 season for the Tigers?

Jack Soble , Kyle Pinnell November 16, 2020

Don’t look now, but Missouri is already halfway through what has arguably been one of the most unique seasons in college football history. “We’re in the 17th week of the season, and we’ve only...

Missouri football game vs. Georgia postponed

Jack Soble November 11, 2020

Missouri’s game vs. Georgia, initially scheduled for Nov. 14, has been postponed due to “positive tests, contact tracing, and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Missouri football program,”...

Slot Machine: How Eli Drinkwitz unlocked Jalen Knox

Slot Machine: How Eli Drinkwitz unlocked Jalen Knox

Jack Soble November 8, 2020

Ball? Check. Blockers ahead? Check. That was all Jalen Knox needed. He took the ball on an end-around, running left at the 20. Knox beat LSU’s inside linebacker to the edge at the line of scrimmage...

Five Takeaways: Florida’s offense overwhelms Missouri in The Swamp

Five Takeaways: Florida’s offense overwhelms Missouri in The Swamp

Kyle Pinnell November 2, 2020

For a half, unranked Missouri hung around with top-ten ranked Florida. With two minutes until halftime, the Tigers led the Gators 7-6. While the home team was comfortably able to move the ball down the...

Missouri lacks offensive execution in loss to Florida

Missouri lacks offensive execution in loss to Florida

Kyle Pinnell November 1, 2020

The saying goes that when teams travel to The Swamp, only Gators get out alive. But Missouri travelled to Gainesville with confidence. The Tigers had won two games since Florida last played, both in encouraging...

Disastrous end of first half dooms Missouri football in 41-17 loss to No. 10 Florida

Disastrous end of first half dooms Missouri football in 41-17 loss to No. 10 Florida

Jack Soble November 1, 2020

Dan Mullen came back out of the tunnel. Not in Darth Vader garb — that would come after the game. He didn’t have to come back out, but he did. The Florida coach used his final few seconds on the field...

Adaptability key for Missouri heading into Florida showdown

Adaptability key for Missouri heading into Florida showdown

Kyle Pinnell October 31, 2020

Just four plays into Missouri’s game against LSU, quarterback Connor Bazelak handed the ball off to Larry Rountree III, who pitched it back before the redshirt freshman launched a 58-yard touchdown pass...