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Tigers, Tar Heels take opposite paths to Independence Bowl

December 22, 2011

In the eyes of a football program embarking on its third trip to the Independence Bowl in a record eight consecutive bowl appearances, the quaint confines of Shreveport, La., will more closely resemble...

Missouri lands Independence Bowl bid against North Carolina

Nate Atkins • December 4, 2011

When MU Senior Associate Athletics Director Mark Alnutt made his opening statement to the media Sunday at Mizzou Arena, he didn’t talk about the Independence Bowl and he didn’t talk about the Big 12...

Memorable Border War battles

Pat Iversen • November 29, 2011

Intro: Before the book is officially closed on the Border War rivalry, The Maneater takes a look back at the five games that stand out the most from the 120-year history between Missouri and Kansas. Nov....

Missouri takes Border War finale with 24-10 victory

Connor Casey • November 26, 2011

In what might end up as the final game in the Border War between the Missouri Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks, the Tigers came away with a 24-10 victory Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The...

Bowl eligibility brings bowl projection time for Missouri

Nate Atkins • November 20, 2011

When the Missouri Tigers came back to defeat the Texas Tech Red Raiders yesterday at Faurot Field, they won more than just a football game. They won the opportunity to extend the season one more game for...

Tigers pull off Senior Day win over Texas Tech

Ryan Hood • November 19, 2011

They were without their coach and they were without their conference-leading rusher. Something the Missouri Tigers weren’t missing in their Senior Day 31-27 victory over Texas Tech at Faurot Field, however,...

Alden addresses Pinkel arrest, announces repercussions

Pat Iversen • November 17, 2011

The Missouri football team will celebrate senior day without its head coach, as Gary Pinkel was suspended for a week without pay on Thursday after his arrest for driving while intoxicated the previous...

Missouri tries to stay up despite Josey going down

Pat Iversen • November 15, 2011

In the instant sophomore running back Henry Josey landed on his left knee early in the second half of Missouri's 17-5 win over Texas on Saturday, the Tigers lost more than just the Big 12 Conference's...

Tigers get Longhorn off their back in 17-5 upset win

Nate Atkins • November 12, 2011

As Missouri prepared to play Texas in its third-to-last game as a member of the Big 12 Conference, memories of six straight defeats to the Longhorns played on repeat in the Tigers’ minds. But if the...

Learning to fall: Elvis Fisher’s walk from disaster to recovery

Nate Atkins • November 11, 2011

At the sound of a whistle, a stampede of Missouri football players takes off down the field, around the goalpost and into lines for the daily stretch. In the distance limps a straggler. Clad in street...

Josey gives Tigers rushing power

Pat Iversen • October 25, 2011

The general requirements for playing running back in the highly physical Big 12 Conference are size, speed and strength. To survive with just two-thirds of the equation, you have to be a one-of-a-kind...

Oklahoma State passes through Missouri, 45-24

Pat Iversen • October 22, 2011

For just a fleeting moment in Missouri’s battle against No. 4 Oklahoma State on Saturday, the crowd at Faurot Field seemed to collectively think the same idea: This is within our grasp. The players on...