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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

St. Louis football talent talks Saturday’s Missouri football event

Alec Lewis July 22, 2016

Come Saturday night, just weeks prior to opening kickoff for Missouri football, Faurot Field will be illuminated for Night at the Zou, a recruiting camp for many of the state’s best. The event begins...

Father of Missouri quarterback expects 2016–17 to be ‘positive step’ for program

Father of Missouri quarterback expects 2016–17 to be ‘positive step’ for program

Alec Lewis July 12, 2016

“Gastro-pubby and laid back” sounds like the description of some swanky beachfront locale in Los Angeles, but that's how Lee’s Summit native Andy Lock termed his current project Monday. As his son,...

Biggest Let Down: Mizzou revenue sports

Biggest Let Down: Mizzou revenue sports

Tyler Kraft May 3, 2016

You can buy a lot with $228. You can buy a 40-inch TV, tickets for you and your 14 closest friends to the Cubs-Cardinals game May 23 or a flight down to Dallas to watch the Alabama-USC game next September...

Most Influential: The Missouri football team

Most Influential: The Missouri football team

Alec Lewis May 3, 2016

Boycotting football activities on a game week in the Southeastern Conference sounds blasphemous, but that didn’t concern the Missouri football team on a weekend in November. To Anthony Sherrils, to...

Offensive line ‘getting better’ as Missouri football finishes spring

Offensive line ‘getting better’ as Missouri football finishes spring

Tyler Kraft April 17, 2016

Last season is one that most Missouri football fans would like to forget. The Tigers went on a three-game streak without scoring a touchdown, due in part to a struggling offensive line. But the brunt...

Missouri football answers some questions in Black and Gold game

Missouri football answers some questions in Black and Gold game

Alec Lewis April 17, 2016

There was a new head coach pacing the field, and there were new offensive and defensive coordinators manning the sidelines, but the Missouri football team looked and sounded very similar to those in years...

What to watch for in the Missouri football 'Black and Gold Game'

What to watch for in the Missouri football ‘Black and Gold Game’

Tyler Kraft April 11, 2016

Missouri football’s annual Black and Gold scrimmage Saturday will provide a glimpse of what fans can expect heading into the next season. Barry Odom and his staff know they are under pressure to improve...

L’Damian Washington and Marvin Foster respond to ‘2 Fists Up’

L’Damian Washington and Marvin Foster respond to ‘2 Fists Up’

Alec Lewis April 7, 2016

After watching Spike Lee’s “2 Fists Up: We Gon Be Alright” film debut Wednesday night at the Missouri Theatre, L’Damian Washington was a little torn. On one hand, the former Missouri wide receiver...

Odom begins new era

Odom begins new era

Peter Baugh March 12, 2016

For the past four years, wide receiver Chris Black has played under a coach with a plethora of experience: Alabama’s Nick Saban. The 64-year-old has won five NCAA Championships and is arguably the greatest...

Barry Odom emphasizes ‘urgency’ in first spring practice

Barry Odom emphasizes ‘urgency’ in first spring practice

Alec Lewis March 8, 2016

The rain poured down on Faurot Field, but former Missouri football players Shane Ray and Kentrell Brothers stayed focused on their drills. They weren’t the only ones. Tuesday was the first spring football...

Shane Ray comes back to Missouri after whirlwind of a year

Shane Ray comes back to Missouri after whirlwind of a year

Tyler Kraft March 1, 2016

Much has changed in the life of Shane Ray since he last ran out onto Faurot Field clad in Missouri black and gold. Ray, who chose to forgo his senior season at Missouri, was chosen by the Denver Broncos...

Missouri football has high hopes for the recruiting class of 2016

Missouri football has high hopes for the recruiting class of 2016

Tyler Kraft February 9, 2016

To the eyes of the outside world, Missouri’s most recent recruiting class was fairly unappealing. Despite what many rank as the worst recruiting class in the Southeastern Conference this year, the new...