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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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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...