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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Tricks, blocked punt not nearly enough in 49-14 loss to Georgia

Jack Soble December 12, 2020

Coach Eli Drinkwitz’s team looked outmatched when the Tigers went down 14-0 to Georgia. They were, but they weren’t ready to give up just yet. Like it had so many times this season, Missouri fought...

Scouting Georgia: Daniels gives talented Georgia offense new confidence

Jack Soble December 12, 2020

The last time Missouri prepared to face Georgia, the Bulldogs’ season-long starting quarterback Stetson Bennett had just been benched in favor of redshirt freshman D’Wan Mathis. Fast-forward three...

Battle in the trenches: Missouri’s offensive line faces its toughest task of the season as it looks to keep winning streak alive against Georgia

Kyle Pinnell December 10, 2020

Tennessee tackle Wanya Morris believed that he did enough to contain standout Georgia edge rusher Azeez Ojulari. As quarterback Jarrett Guarantano dropped back, Morris found the rushing Ojulari and shoved...

Five takeaways: Promising freshmen provide glimpses of a bright future in wild win over Arkansas

Kyle Pinnell December 7, 2020

Down by one point with 46 seconds left, redshirt freshman quarterback Connor Bazelak and the Missouri offense took the field. Bazelak led his team on a seven-play, 65-yard drive to put the Tigers in field...

An instant classic at Faurot: Battle Line Rivalry heats up thanks to injection of two new coaches.

Kyle Pinnell December 5, 2020

Dubbed the “Battle Line Rivalry,” the annual showdown between Arkansas and Missouri has all the potential to be an intriguing rivalry game. The two schools sit roughly 310 miles away from one another,...

‘Let’s go win the game’: Missouri roars back to beat Arkansas

Jack Soble December 5, 2020

The ball ricocheted off of Jamal Brooks’ chest and into the hands of Arkansas’ Mike Woods. Woods’ catch gave the Razorbacks a 48-47 lead with less than a minute to go. Brooks, in the game in place...

Like father like son: How Nick Bolton’s dad helped shape him as a linebacker

Jack Soble December 5, 2020

Alabama snapped the ball. Less than a second later, Nick Bolton knew where it was going. The dead giveaway: the Crimson Tide’s left and right guards rotated their hips 90 degrees to the defense’s...

Missouri lands 4-star 2022 safety Isaac Thompson

Matthew Newkirk December 4, 2020

After almost one year at the helm of the program, Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz has landed his program’s biggest recruiting target since Drew Lock in 2015. In a live-streamed event from the Elite Football...

Bazelak looks to build on strong Vanderbilt performance

Jack Soble December 4, 2020

Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz will praise his redshirt freshman quarterback, Connor Bazelak, when he’s played well. And he certainly won’t hesitate to criticize him when he hasn’t. On Tuesday, it...

Scouting Arkansas: Razorbacks’ new coaching staff have things looking up

Jack Soble December 3, 2020

Arkansas had not won an SEC game since 2017 — until this year, having won three so far. They probably should have won four, if not for an officiating botch in Week 3 when Auburn quarterback Bo Nix spiked...

Cannon ball: A message, a mentality and a makeshift rideshare service

Cannon ball: A message, a mentality and a makeshift rideshare service

Jack Soble November 30, 2020

John and Tammy York received a FaceTime call from their son, Cannon, three days after he started his first game against South Carolina. When they opened the call, they were surprised to find that it wasn’t...

Five Takeaways: Missouri surpasses .500 during historic afternoon at Faurot Field.

Five Takeaways: Missouri surpasses .500 during historic afternoon at Faurot Field.

Kyle Pinnell November 30, 2020

As they like to say in New Orleans: “Laissez les bons temps rouler.” In French, that translates to “let the good times roll,” and on Saturday morning, Missouri did just that in a convincing and...