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The Maneater

Driven by family: A van, a fitness test and an NFL dream

Driven by family: A van, a fitness test and an NFL dream

Kyle Pinnell November 29, 2020

Outside a brick-layered house in the Oak Park suburb of Detroit used to sit a beat-up, faded-blue Chevrolet Venture van. The van belonged to future Missouri right tackle Larry Borom, who drove it every...

Missouri takes care of business, shuts out Vanderbilt in 41-0 win

Missouri takes care of business, shuts out Vanderbilt in 41-0 win

Kyle Pinnell November 28, 2020

By the time the final whistle sounded, the Missouri Tigers couldn’t vacate Nashville quick enough. Just a week after an impressive homecoming win against Ole Miss that boosted the Tigers to No. 22 in...

History: Fuller breaks grass ceiling

History: Fuller breaks grass ceiling

Jack Soble November 28, 2020

Connor Bazelak ran the offense well. Larry Rountree III had a career day and Tyler Badie was awesome, too. Missouri’s defense suffocated Vanderbilt’s freshman quarterback, and in particular, Nick Bolton...

Ryan Walters’ Day Off

Ryan Walters’ Day Off

Jack Soble November 28, 2020

It all started with a bar of soap. Missouri defensive coordinator Ryan Walters knew he might be in trouble when his wife, Tara, washed her hands in the bathroom sink and took a whiff of the suds that...

Scouting Vanderbilt: 0-7, but a promising young quarterback

Scouting Vanderbilt: 0-7, but a promising young quarterback

Jack Soble November 27, 2020

Vanderbilt heads into Columbia decimated by injuries, opt-outs, transfers and an 0-7 record, but Missouri won’t win if it takes the Commodores lightly. True freshman Ken Seals stepped in as the starting...

No. 8 Missouri volleyball snags both games in series against Ole Miss

No. 8 Missouri volleyball snags both games in series against Ole Miss

Sydney Dixon November 25, 2020

After she tallied only three total kills in her freshman season with Missouri, outside hitter Kenna Sauer made the transition to middle blocker and more than doubled her previous season’s total kills...

Vanderbilt goalkeeper Sarah Fuller practices with football team in advance of game against Missouri

Jack Soble November 24, 2020

When Missouri takes the field on Saturday against Vanderbilt, it could witness football history. Vanderbilt soccer’s starting goalkeeper, Sarah Fuller, practiced with the football team on Tuesday, per...

Five takeaways: Bazelak, offensive line have work to do

Five takeaways: Bazelak, offensive line have work to do

Jack Soble November 23, 2020

Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz was overwhelmingly positive about his team’s performance in Saturday’s win over South Carolina, with one exception. “Right before half, [quarterback Connor Bazelak]...

Stellar defense seals Missouri’s first win in South Carolina since 2014

Stellar defense seals Missouri’s first win in South Carolina since 2014

Kyle Pinnell November 22, 2020

Three wins. If you look back to the beginning of August, that’s all Vegas expected the Missouri Tigers to achieve in a COVID-19-shortened, all-Southeastern Conference season. But just three months...

Substitute coordinator: Gibbs steps in for Walters and dials up pressure

Substitute coordinator: Gibbs steps in for Walters and dials up pressure

Jack Soble November 22, 2020

With Missouri defensive coordinator Ryan Walters out due to contact tracing, defensive backs coach David Gibbs stepped into the role on Saturday night in South Carolina with a tall task: Dial up pressure...

Missouri faces game of questions in Mayor’s Cup clash against South Carolina

Missouri faces game of questions in Mayor’s Cup clash against South Carolina

Kyle Pinnell November 18, 2020

For the first time this season, Eli Drinkwitz will be the most experienced head coach on the sidelines when Missouri takes on South Carolina this Saturday. On Sunday night, just one day after the Gamecocks...

Scouting South Carolina: New coach, offensive star power and brutal defensive play

Scouting South Carolina: New coach, offensive star power and brutal defensive play

Jack Soble November 17, 2020

South Carolina will enter its game against Missouri without Will Muschamp at the helm for the first time since 2015 after it fired its coach on Sunday. The Gamecocks ended Muschamp’s tenure after three...