Skip to Main Content
The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Missouri basketball takes lessons from football’s COVID-19 cancellations

Jack Soble November 15, 2020

Missouri football — along with more than half of the Southeastern Conference — canceled its game this week due to COVID-19, and Missouri basketball coach Cuonzo Martin has noticed. “It’s real,”...

Eyes on the Tigers: Missouri athletic programs get a look at their future stars on National Signing Day

Mason Arneson November 15, 2020

Wednesday was the first day that high school athletes from the class of 2021 could sign with their college of choice, and many Missouri commits wasted no time putting the pen to the paper. 29 athletes...

SEC Soccer Tournament preview: Fifth-seeded Missouri looks to make run at title

Michael Howie November 13, 2020

It wasn’t a perfect regular season, but the Southeastern Conference did it — it finished a season in the midst of a pandemic. Sure, it could have gone more smoothly. Sure, it was a shortened season....

Sarah Chapman ends Missouri cross-country career with podium finish at SEC Championship

Grace Chicoine November 11, 2020

Going into her senior season, Sarah Chapman didn’t expect to place in the top three at the Southeastern Conference Championship. Chapman, who finished 18th at the meet last year, knew she was fit when...

Missouri football game vs. Georgia postponed

Jack Soble November 11, 2020

Missouri’s game vs. Georgia, initially scheduled for Nov. 14, has been postponed due to “positive tests, contact tracing, and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Missouri football program,”...

Missouri soccer knocks off Florida 5-2, solidifying 5 seed, double-bye in looming SEC Tournament

Michael Howie November 10, 2020

Missouri soccer gave up an early goal but stormed back to end the regular season with an impressive 5-2 win heading into the SEC tournament. Florida scored the opener just four minutes in. Sophomore forward...

Tyanna Omazic’s injury hinders Missouri volleyball

Zach Zeman November 9, 2020

Kenna Sauer swiftly reached out and dug Kentucky’s incoming serve over to the setter, Andrea Fuentes, who easily lifted the ball to Tyanna Omazic just before the Hearnes Center fell to a hush on Wednesday...

Slot Machine: How Eli Drinkwitz unlocked Jalen Knox

Slot Machine: How Eli Drinkwitz unlocked Jalen Knox

Jack Soble November 8, 2020

Ball? Check. Blockers ahead? Check. That was all Jalen Knox needed. He took the ball on an end-around, running left at the 20. Knox beat LSU’s inside linebacker to the edge at the line of scrimmage...

Blitz gets 250th win as Missouri topples Kentucky 4-1

Blitz gets 250th win as Missouri topples Kentucky 4-1

Joshua Reneau November 2, 2020

On a windy Sunday afternoon, Missouri women’s soccer beat Kentucky 4-1, giving coach Bryan Blitz the 250th win of his Mizzou career. The win brought Blitz’s career record to 250-213-38, making him...

The Food-eater: Relish serves up amazing burgers in Gainsville, Fla.

The Food-eater: Relish serves up amazing burgers in Gainsville, Fla.

Jack Soble November 2, 2020

“Florida Man” is an American phenomenon. Any amount of boredom can be cured by Googling the two-word phrase and reading stories like “Florida man was mauled by a leopard after paying $150 for a...

Five Takeaways: Florida’s offense overwhelms Missouri in The Swamp

Five Takeaways: Florida’s offense overwhelms Missouri in The Swamp

Kyle Pinnell November 2, 2020

For a half, unranked Missouri hung around with top-ten ranked Florida. With two minutes until halftime, the Tigers led the Gators 7-6. While the home team was comfortably able to move the ball down the...

Missouri lacks offensive execution in loss to Florida

Missouri lacks offensive execution in loss to Florida

Kyle Pinnell November 1, 2020

The saying goes that when teams travel to The Swamp, only Gators get out alive. But Missouri travelled to Gainesville with confidence. The Tigers had won two games since Florida last played, both in encouraging...