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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of Mizzou since 1955

The Maneater

Missouri handles loss of Brantley after injury, prepares for season opener

Will Jarvis September 1, 2015

Missouri released its depth chart for the opening game against Southeast Missouri on Monday. Four months ago, that chart would have looked a lot different. Then June 21 happened. Brantley, the poised...

Meet the man behind the music at Faurot Field

Meet the man behind the music at Faurot Field

Alec Lewis September 1, 2015

Tyrone Williams listened to Michael Jackson often when he first received a CD player in seventh grade. Williams — better known as DJ Beatz — has resided in Columbia since he was six years old. For...

Freshman Drew Lock named backup, hype machine at all-time high

Freshman Drew Lock named backup, hype machine at all-time high

Alec Lewis September 1, 2015

Drew Lock can’t speak about the hype. The freshman quarterback from Missouri’s Lee’s Summit High School attends class. The freshman quarterback attends practice. The freshman quarterback then heads...

Freestyle Fridays energize Missouri locker room

Will Jarvis September 1, 2015

If you’ve got bars, step up. If you don’t, step back. That’s senior safety Ian Simon’s advice for the Tigers’ traditional “Freestyle Friday” rap battles held each week. While the football...

Scherer brothers reunited at Mizzou

Scherer brothers reunited at Mizzou

Peter Baugh September 1, 2015

When Michael and Nick Scherer were growing up, everything was a competition. Whether in sports or even eating, the Scherer boys were always trying to win. “We had a certain amount of food, and when...

Mizzou football game-by-game predictions

Peter Baugh September 1, 2015

For a Southeastern Conference team, Mizzou has a pretty manageable schedule. The Tigers will be led by center Evan Boehm, quarterback Maty Mauk and linebacker Kentrell Brothers. With a little luck, this...

SEC Media Days: Dobbs soaring into spotlight

Alec Lewis July 15, 2015

HOOVER, Alabama — Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs thinks designing his own plane after playing in the NFL would be “awesome.” After a week that included a trip to the Elite 11 camp in Oregon,...

SEC Media Days: Pinkel wants consistency

SEC Media Days: Pinkel wants consistency

Alec Lewis July 15, 2015

HOOVER, Ala. –– Maty Mauk says center Evan Boehm and the entire Missouri football team are “PO’d for greatness.” On Wednesday afternoon at the Southeastern Conference Media Days, Mizzou coach...

SEC Media Days: New Florida head coach embraces the challenge ahead

SEC Media Days: New Florida head coach embraces the challenge ahead

Alec Lewis July 14, 2015

HOOVER, Ala. — It was the question regarding former Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper that awoke Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III. Hargreaves, the son of the newly hired linebackers coach at...

SEC Media Days: A tale of two Columbias

SEC Media Days: A tale of two Columbias

Alec Lewis July 14, 2015

HOOVER, Ala. — Steve Spurrier hinted at it. Linebacker Skai Moore and wide receiver Pharoh Cooper did, too. South Carolina and Missouri: a brewing rivalry? Two years ago in Missouri’s Columbia, the...

Q&A with defensive end recruit Marcell Frazier

Will Jarvis June 3, 2015

_Two years ago, defensive end Marcell Frazier was ruled ineligible before his freshman season at Nevada-Las Vegas due to a mix-up with a math class he took in high school. After being at two different...

Biggest Surprise: Mizzou football wins second straight SEC East title

Andrew McCulloch May 6, 2015

As time wound down in the final regular season game of 2014, the Missouri defense dug in for one final stand. The Tigers held a slim seven-point lead, and Arkansas quarterback Brandon Allen was marching...