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Missouri set to face off against staunch, seasoned Wyoming defense

Missouri set to face off against staunch, seasoned Wyoming defense

Adam Cole September 5, 2018

In order to get a grip on the speed of the Wyoming defense, Drew Lock and the Missouri offense are giving their scout team a head start in this week’s practices. “We’re starting our linebackers...

Missouri defense gets off on the right foot this time around

Missouri defense gets off on the right foot this time around

Andy Kimball September 1, 2018

Missouri’s defense began the 2017 season 364 days ago with a whimper, as Missouri State came to Memorial Stadium and waltzed down the field for three straight touchdowns and 35 first-half points. Allowing...

Missouri takes care of business in season-opening beatdown of UT-Martin

Missouri takes care of business in season-opening beatdown of UT-Martin

Bennett Durando September 1, 2018

If there was ever a sense that Missouri’s 2018 season-opening game might yield anything less than dominance over Tennessee-Martin, the first quarter (and then some) of Saturday’s curtain-raiser put...

Week 1 preview: Tennessee-Martin will test preseason talk surrounding defense

Week 1 preview: Tennessee-Martin will test preseason talk surrounding defense

Andy Kimball August 31, 2018

Barry Odom stood on the sideline at Faurot Field last September as his defense limped through a season opener against an FCS opponent. Missouri’s struggles against Missouri State were an uninspiring...

Column: Missouri football is back. Will its fans be back with it?

Column: Missouri football is back. Will its fans be back with it?

Alex Gelabert August 31, 2018

Some of the images were too daunting to ignore, those capturing a lone fan or two in a barren desert of empty bleachers at Memorial Stadium. They made their way around Twitter every Saturday in the fall...

The Maneater Football Podcast: Episode 1

The Maneater Football Podcast: Episode 1

Missouri football beat writers Andy Kimball, Adam Cole and Bennett Durando break down the 2018 Mizzou schedule game-by-game, and offer their varying predictions on the season's outcome. It all starts for...

An in-depth look at the Missouri football depth chart, position-by-position

An in-depth look at the Missouri football depth chart, position-by-position

Adam Cole, Andy Kimball August 29, 2018

####Offense: ###Quarterback Starter: Drew Lock Backups: Micah Wilson, Taylor Powell Behind Lock, the Tigers will be opting for two completely different players from the two who were initially mentioned...

Speed remains focal point of Emanuel Hall’s game, except when counting down his days at MU

Speed remains focal point of Emanuel Hall’s game, except when counting down his days at MU

Bennett Durando August 28, 2018

Emanuel Hall spent preseason camp training himself to envision the Alabama defense across the line of scrimmage. The practice has become second-hand to him by now. As his fourth and final camp as a Missouri...

Column: 2018 a make-or-break season for trajectory of MU football program

Column: 2018 a make-or-break season for trajectory of MU football program

Adam Cole August 28, 2018

Barry Odom has seen dark days. The Missouri football coach wasn’t afraid to say so last season in his impassioned ‘State of the Program’ address, after his team lost 51-14 at home to Auburn. At...

Leading the Charge: Graduate transfer helming the secondary in first season at Mizzou

Leading the Charge: Graduate transfer helming the secondary in first season at Mizzou

Wilson Moore August 28, 2018

“It’s with an emphasis on epidemiology, so the study of diseases kind of interests me … a lot of people make [graduating in three and a half years] out to seem like it’s super difficult. If you...

Heisman-hopeful quarterback primed for final act

Heisman-hopeful quarterback primed for final act

Bennett Durando August 28, 2018

Less than a week out from the start of Missouri’s season, quarterback Drew Lock needed some advice about night game preparation. So his new offensive coordinator Derek Dooley called up Tony Romo. “Night...

Missouri showing defensive improvement in preseason

Missouri showing defensive improvement in preseason

Andy Kimball August 24, 2018

“We’re gonna keep it under the rug here, the defense is playing so bad right now, guys, and it’s gonna be really rough for them,” Drew Lock said. Lock paused, but then alleviated any tension with...