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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

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...

Missouri goes Duck hunting in victory over No. 21 Oregon.

Mason Arneson December 3, 2020

For the first time since 2012, Missouri returned to Omaha, Neb., the site of one of the program’s most heartbreaking moments; an 85-83 loss to 15-seed Norfolk State in the NCAA Tournament. Eight years...

Missouri men’s basketball digs into pandemic playbook for last-minute scheduling change

Mason Arneson December 2, 2020

Just last week, coach Cuonzo Martin said the team’s participation in the Bubbleville tournament in Uncasville, Conn. was “up in the air.” The Connecticut plan hit the ground three days later. Missouri...

COVID-19 positive case within women’s basketball prompts three game cancelations

COVID-19 positive case within women’s basketball prompts three game cancelations

Michael Howie November 30, 2020

Mizzou Athletics announced Monday that all games through Dec. 10 are canceled due to a positive COVID-19 case and subsequent contact tracing within the program, according to a press release. Missouri...

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...

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...

No slumps here: Blackwell, Frank don’t falter in first game of second season

Michael Howie November 28, 2020

In Missouri’s season opener against North Alabama, two Tigers rose above the rest. It’s not a surprise; many expected sophomores Aijha Blackwell and Hayley Frank to lead the way this season. For Blackwell,...

Tale of two halves: second half offensive spark enough for Missouri women’s basketball in season-opening win

Kyle Pinnell November 28, 2020

If you were to judge Missouri based solely on its first half performance, well, it may have looked as if they were in for a long season. For the first 20 minutes against North Alabama, the Tigers couldn’t...