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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Notebook: Odom talks contract, Kelly Bryant, bowl game prep

Notebook: Odom talks contract, Kelly Bryant, bowl game prep

Bennett Durando December 8, 2018

Missouri may have 23 days until it plays football again in the Liberty Bowl against Oklahoma State, but the past week has been as eventful as a college football program can have during such a long break. The...

Column: Odom’s raise earned, but it came too soon

Column: Odom’s raise earned, but it came too soon

Adam Cole December 6, 2018

Barry Odom looked like a new man in 2018. Moving forward, he’ll be paid like one. The UM System Board of Curators voted unanimously on Wednesday to extend the Missouri football coach’s contract. The...

Missouri extends Odom through 2024

Missouri extends Odom through 2024

Bennett Durando December 5, 2018

The University of Missouri has made its faith in football coach Barry Odom clear. The UM System Board of Curators voted unanimously to give Odom a two-year contract extension through the 2024 season in...

Commentary: Landing Bryant a culmination and beginning for Odom

Commentary: Landing Bryant a culmination and beginning for Odom

Adam Cole December 4, 2018

Kelly Bryant could have chosen to go anywhere. If he had the talent to play at Clemson – to lead Clemson to the College Football Playoff – he had the country in his hands. And he chose Missouri. Bryant...

Prized transfer Kelly Bryant chooses Missouri

Prized transfer Kelly Bryant chooses Missouri

Bennett Durando December 4, 2018

Missouri football’s gold standard in 2018 may have been even greater than its final 8-4 record, but future ceilings and floors remained unclear and dimensionless without an answer regarding one critical...

Missouri lands in Liberty Bowl against Oklahoma State

Missouri lands in Liberty Bowl against Oklahoma State

Bennett Durando December 2, 2018

A week’s worth of fruitless speculation is finally over for Missouri football: The Tigers are headed to Memphis for the Liberty Bowl to face Oklahoma State, the team confirmed Sunday afternoon. The...

Missouri volleyball overpowered by Nebraska in second round to end season

Missouri volleyball overpowered by Nebraska in second round to end season

Liad Lerner December 2, 2018

A season that was supposed to be designed as a rebuild for Missouri volleyball exceeded expectations and yielded a fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament’s last 32. But No. 24 Missouri’s...

Missouri dominates Arizona in first round of NCAA Tournament, awaits Nebraska

Missouri dominates Arizona in first round of NCAA Tournament, awaits Nebraska

Caroline Stiefbold December 1, 2018

When the NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed, Missouri knew it didn’t have an easy road ahead. The Tigers’ group of four consisted of three ranked teams. With a top-25 matchup against No. 23 Arizona...

NCAA Tournament Preview: With heavyweight Nebraska looming, MU volleyball keeps eyes on first-round Arizona clash

NCAA Tournament Preview: With heavyweight Nebraska looming, MU volleyball keeps eyes on first-round Arizona clash

Caroline Stiefbold November 29, 2018

While the Missouri volleyball players anxiously waited to find out where they would be heading this weekend in the NCAA Tournament, coach Wayne Kreklow was not even watching the selection show. His wife...

Assessing Missouri’s possible bowl game destinations

Assessing Missouri’s possible bowl game destinations

Bennett Durando November 27, 2018

Drew Lock won’t tell anyone his bowl game preference until after it’s announced. That was the senior quarterback’s stance when grilled on the matter by reporters following Missouri’s 38-0 defeat...

NCAA Tournament Essentials: Missouri vs. Arizona

NCAA Tournament Essentials: Missouri vs. Arizona

Ben Ramirez November 27, 2018

Missouri volleyball will take on Arizona in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Friday, Nov. 30. The winner of the clash between MU and No. 23 Arizona (22-10, 11-9 Pac-12)...

Missouri volleyball ends losing streak, defeats LSU 3-2

Missouri volleyball ends losing streak, defeats LSU 3-2

Liad Lerner November 25, 2018

No. 24 Missouri volleyball concluded the regular season with a 3-2 victory against LSU on Wednesday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After graduating five starters at the end of last season, the Tigers did...