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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...

Lock eyes sophomore success

Lock eyes sophomore success

Peter Baugh August 30, 2016

Drew Lock walked off the Frank Broyles field in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with his head down. It was Nov. 27, 2015, and the Tigers had just lost to Arkansas 28-3, giving the team a final record of 5-7. Lock...

Maneater analysts preview Mizzou football

Maneater analysts preview Mizzou football

Peter Baugh August 30, 2016

**West Virginia** _Peter Baugh: Win, 24-17 (1-0)_ The Mountaineers will be a test for the Tigers, and it will set the tone for the rest of the season. I think Drew Lock and Missouri pull this game out....

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...

Graduate-transfer from Memphis adds depth to offensive line

Graduate-transfer from Memphis adds depth to offensive line

Alec Lewis August 12, 2016

For days, if not weeks, one piece of paper — a transcript — forbade Michael Stannard from practicing with the Missouri football team. Friday, though, the 6-foot-2, 290-pound offensive lineman graduate-transfer...