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Double Coverage: Maneater analysts on Lock, Ross and Harold

Double Coverage: Maneater analysts on Lock, Ross and Harold

Nick Kelly , Tyler Kraft August 30, 2016

_The Maneater football writers Tyler Kraft and Nick Kelly discuss quarterback Drew Lock, running back Alex Ross and defensive end Jordan Harold as the Tigers prepare to take on West Virginia._ .embed-container...

Football news and notes: Defensive players discuss upcoming season

Football news and notes: Defensive players discuss upcoming season

Peter Baugh August 30, 2016

Despite a 5-7 team record in 2015, Missouri football boasted one of the top defenses in the country. The Tigers ranked sixth in all of college football in fewest points allowed per game and were second...

Charles Harris preps for 2016 season amid NFL Draft buzz

Charles Harris preps for 2016 season amid NFL Draft buzz

Peter Baugh August 30, 2016

On a dreary Tuesday afternoon, defensive end Charles Harris looked wide awake. The junior paid close attention to his coaches. He led a line for stretches. He nodded his head and sang along to the music...

Former top-recruit Alex Ross hopes to live up to high school career hype

Former top-recruit Alex Ross hopes to live up to high school career hype

Tyler Kraft August 30, 2016

It’s understandable for Missouri football fans to be skeptical of the Tigers’ future. Following a recruiting season that saw Mizzou lock up ESPN’s No. 2 ranked player in Terry Beckner Jr., the Tigers...

Hatley ready to break out as a pass rusher

Hatley ready to break out as a pass rusher

Nick Kelly August 30, 2016

If there was ever a time for Rickey Hatley to seize the moment as a pass rusher, that time is now. Not only did coach Barry Odom’s dismissal of Harold Brantley and Walter Brady free up more snaps on...

Heupel brings much-needed energy to previously lethargic offense

Heupel brings much-needed energy to previously lethargic offense

Nick Kelly August 30, 2016

When Josh Heupel walked into a Missouri football meeting for the first time, he didn’t hold back. Heupel, the Tigers’ new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, passionately introduced himself...

Takeaways from the Missouri football depth chart announcement

Takeaways from the Missouri football depth chart announcement

Peter Baugh August 29, 2016

Missouri football coach Barry Odom announced his depth chart before a press conference Monday, Aug. 29, at the Mizzou Athletic Training Complex. Here are some notes from the depth chart. ####Offense Sophomore...

Zanders adds ‘weapon’ to Missouri offense ahead of West Virginia opener

Zanders adds ‘weapon’ to Missouri offense ahead of West Virginia opener

Alec Lewis August 27, 2016

Sitting on the sidelines was the last thing Marvin Zanders wanted to do when he chose to play for Missouri three years ago. But excluding three snaps in the red zone against Mississippi State in November...

Harold lives dream playing for Missouri football

Harold lives dream playing for Missouri football

Alec Lewis August 25, 2016

It was July of 2015, and Aleshia Jordan did not want to play the waiting game. Her son, Jordan Harold, had just finalized a faith-inspired decision to transfer from NCAA Division II football power Northwest...

Mason overcomes late obstacle to play for Missouri football

Mason overcomes late obstacle to play for Missouri football

Alec Lewis August 19, 2016

Kenyatta Watson vividly remembers his phone buzzing during a meal back in February. While eating at a local Chick-Fil-A in Loganville, Georgia, the town that houses Grayson High School, Watson — Grayson’s...

Missouri receivers look to replace production from Nate Brown

Missouri receivers look to replace production from Nate Brown

Alec Lewis August 18, 2016

The Missouri receiving core didn’t need further incentive to compete heading into the second half of fall camp, but an injury sidelining junior wide receiver Nate Brown opens another spot that 12 scholarship...

Missouri sophomore running back suspended indefinitely

Alec Lewis August 13, 2016

Missouri redshirt sophomore running back Trevon Walters has been indefinitely suspended from the football team after he was arrested Friday in Columbia. Walters, 21, was arrested on suspicion of stealing...