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Cale Garrett brings physicality to Mizzou defense

Cale Garrett brings physicality to Mizzou defense

Tyler Kraft October 26, 2016

The first time Greg Jones saw Cale Garrett was in 2011. Jones, the coach at Kearney High School in Kearney, Missouri, was trying to peer into his football program’s future when he noticed the young linebacker...

Scherer tears ACL and MCL in Middle Tennessee game

Scherer tears ACL and MCL in Middle Tennessee game

Peter Baugh, Nick Kelly October 24, 2016

Linebacker Michael Scherer likely played his last snap as a Missouri Tiger on Saturday. Early in the first quarter against Middle Tennessee State, Scherer suffered an injury later confirmed as a torn...

Cannon Crew is a booming game day success

Cannon Crew is a booming game day success

Peter Baugh October 22, 2016

The tryout starts at 5:40 a.m. with a 1.5-mile sprint to the top level of Tiger Avenue Parking Structure. Then, Army ROTC members gunning for a spot in Missouri Cannon Crew run laps, and workout leaders...

Winners and Losers: Missouri upset by Middle Tennessee

Winners and Losers: Missouri upset by Middle Tennessee

Tyler Kraft October 22, 2016

Homecoming has brought nothing but disappointment for the Missouri football team the past two seasons. First, it was a 21-3 drubbing by Florida in 2015. One year later, the Tigers fell to a school they...

Missouri loses Scherer in Homecoming loss to Middle Tennessee

Missouri loses Scherer in Homecoming loss to Middle Tennessee

Nick Kelly October 22, 2016

Nothing illustrates what linebacker Michael Scherer means to the Missouri football team more clearly than what occurred when he exited the Homecoming game on Saturday. After he suffered a right knee injury...

Athletics and activism: Looking back on a historic football boycott

Athletics and activism: Looking back on a historic football boycott

Peter Baugh October 22, 2016

As a freshman football player living in South Hall, Ian Simon often walked through Greektown on his way to class. The year was 2011, and he was an 18-year-old from Texas adjusting to a new home, college...

Double Coverage: Maneater analysts look into Missouri’s winners and losers midway through the season

Double Coverage: Maneater analysts look into Missouri’s winners and losers midway through the season

Nick Kelly , Tyler Kraft October 21, 2016

The Maneater football analysts Tyler Kraft and Nick Kelly discuss Missouri’s winners and losers midway through the season, as well as what the Tigers must do to come away with a victory on Homecoming...

Column: Thoughts and predictions on the SEC football season

Matthew Moskovitz October 18, 2016

The college football season is already halfway over, so I thought I would give my thoughts on what I have seen and what I want to see for the second half of the season. I’ll also give some bold predictions. ####Three...

Q&A: Middle Tennessee football writer talks chance of upset, who to watch

Q&A: Middle Tennessee football writer talks chance of upset, who to watch

Nick Kelly October 18, 2016

_Missouri faces Middle Tennessee State at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Tigers’ homecoming game. Tyler Lamb, who covers football for Middle Tennessee State's Sidelines, spoke with The Maneater’s Nick Kelly...

The piano man, the outdoorsman and the scholar: Culkin defies athlete norms

The piano man, the outdoorsman and the scholar: Culkin defies athlete norms

Nick Kelly October 15, 2016

If a pianist, an outdoorsman and a finance major walked into a bar, it wouldn’t just be the start of a bad joke. It would signal Sean Culkin’s entrance. Most know Culkin, a redshirt senior, as the...

Winners and losers in Missouri’s loss to Florida

Winners and losers in Missouri’s loss to Florida

Nick Kelly October 15, 2016

Missouri struggled to move the ball against a stout Gators defense in a 40-14 loss to No. 18 Florida on Saturday in Gainesville. Here is a list of three winners and three losers for the Tigers: Winners: **1....

Takeaways: Lock struggles, Tigers lose 40-14 to Florida

Takeaways: Lock struggles, Tigers lose 40-14 to Florida

Tyler Kraft October 15, 2016

For the second straight game, Missouri’s offense underwhelmed. The Florida Gators blew out the Tigers 40-14. Missouri turned the ball over three times in the loss. The loss marked the second game in...