Mizzou Football

What was a sweet win in St. Louis for the Missouri Tigers was also the completion of a long journey for running back Cody Schrader. "Just looking at my journey, I never expected that I'd get this opportunity playing in the city that I'm from," Schader said...

If you have a quarterback, you have a chance. That is the golden rule of football, no matter the level. Through No. 23 Missouri's rise to the rankings, it is evident that the Tigers have a quarterback that makes them contenders in the SEC. It may have taken a while, but the past two weeks have shown that Brady Cook is that quarterback. ...

Jackson alum Connor Tollison and the Missouri Tigers defeated the Memphis Tigers 34-27 on Saturday, Sept. 23, in St. Louis.

I was never into college sports until I got into college. And when I was in college, I was convinced my team played in the most pure model of college sports. The PAC-10. The year was 2008. I was a freshman at the University of Arizona, walking to the football stadium for about seven Saturdays per fall semester. ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. - By the time the Mizzou marching band broke into its rendition of AJR's "Bang" at Memorial Stadium, its hit chorus matched the Tigers' first three drives against a visibly outclassed Southeast Missouri State. Bang. Bang. Bang. It took Mizzou all of 17 first-quarter plays for the nation's all-purpose yards leader, Tyler Badie, to score on a 49-yard touchdown, a 11-yard reception and for preseason All-SEC quarterback Connor Bazelak to hit D'ionte Smith on a 46-yard scoring strike...

Connor Tollison doesn’t have clearance to speak to the media, an almost universal policy for Power 5 true freshmen. But before the hulking offensive tackle cracked Mizzou’s two-deep depth chart, he cleared sizable running lanes for a Jackson High offense that had its way with Class 5 opposition...

Many of the same Southeast Missouri State figures who endured a 50-0 thrashing at the hands of Mizzou in 2019 get a mulligan on Saturday. Geno Hess and Zion Custis - an established 1-2 punch in the Redhawks' backfield - were a pair of unknown underclassmen who combined for a meager 34 yards on 16 carries in Columbia...

A confluence of injuries, new faces and perhaps the toughest nonconferernce slate in the Football Championship Subdivision makes Southeast Missouri State a hard team to gauge among its Ohio Valley Conference peers. That won't change Saturday after SEMO locks up with physically superior Mizzou, which cut the Redhawks a $550,000 check for the short trek to Columbia...

The decision was nearly a year in the making but now it’s official. Jackson offensive tackle Connor Tollison signed his letter of intent to play football at the University of Missouri on Wednesday at Jackson High School. It was his life long dream to play college football. Despite rooting for Florida State, he’s always been a fan of the home team...

During this time of social distancing, the SuperFan series of articles focuses on fans who are geographically distant from the teams they support, who are fiercely loyal to a team outside the state of Missouri. __Today__: Dave Mansell, 65, Lawton, Oklahoma native and Cape Girardeau resident since 1995, whose heart belongs to his beloved OU Sooners of the Big 12 Conference. Dave Mansell has been in Cape Girardeau for 25 years, but his heart never left his native Oklahoma and the state’s flagship university’s football team. “I fell in love with (the Sooners) in 1971,” Mansell, 65, said. “Nebraska came to Norman (Okla.) on Thanksgiving Day that year and the Huskers won 35-31,” Mansell added. “That (game) really got me started.”...

Jim and Lisa Burns, high school sweethearts from the Deep South, have lived in Cape Girardeau for four decades. Jim retired in December 2018 after 39 years with KFVS-12 television. Lisa, administrative assistant for special services in the Cape Central schools, has been with the district 27 years...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Eli Drinkwitz was saying all the right things after being introduced as the new football coach at Missouri, laying out his vision for the once-proud program with unwavering confidence and bold proclamations. Then the former Appalachian State coach made a minor slip-up...

Five years ago, Mike Bennett suffered a massive stroke that should have killed him. Instead, the former defensive end on the 1969 Missouri Tigers, arguably the greatest Mizzou football team in school history, will walk with assistance onto Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium on Saturday in Columbia, Missouri...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- By the end of last season, Missouri fans were enjoying quarterback Drew Lock's final days running the Tigers' offense and wondering who would take over this fall. The answer came in a Twitter post the night of Dec. 4 when Kelly Bryant announced he was transferring to Missouri. ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Oklahoma State hung on for dear life to win a Big 12-style Liberty Bowl against its former conference rival. Taylor Cornelius tied a Liberty Bowl record with four touchdown passes and Kolby Peel made a critical fourth-down stop with 1:01 left as the Cowboys upset No. 24 Missouri 38-33 on Monday...

College football COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri defensive end Tre Williams was charged Wednesday in a domestic assault case. The Columbia Daily Tribune reported probable cause statement alleges Williams and his girlfriend argued early Sunday and he hit her several times while she was driving and at one point began choking her. The woman eventually was able to drive away. Williams, a 21-year-old redshirt sophomore, remains indefinitely suspended from the team...

CLEMSON, S.C. -- Former Clemson starting quarterback Kelly Bryant says he'll play his final season at Missouri. Bryant released a video on social media that ended with a player in a Missouri uniform and fans chanting "M-I-Z" for its nickname "Mizzou."...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Three years ago, Drew Lock's freshman season ended with a dismal performance in a blowout loss to Arkansas in a chilly downpour. A losing season coupled with the retirement of longtime coach Gary Pinkel had the quarterback questioning whether Missouri was the right school for him...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee has an opportunity Saturday to show how far it has come in the last year. One year after setting a school record for losses and failing to win a single Southeastern Conference game, the Volunteers (5-5, 2-4 SEC) are a win away from bowl eligibility. A victory Saturday over Missouri (6-4, 2-4) would assure that Tennessee avoids being stuck at home for the holidays again...

Here are a few things to watch during Week 12 of the Southeastern Conference football season: Missouri at Tennessee: Consider it a statement on the dreadful nature of this week's SEC slate that our top game involves two unranked teams. A victory Saturday would make Tennessee (5-5, 2-4 SEC) bowl eligible, a giant step forward for a team that went winless in SEC competition last season. ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Missouri offensive coordinator Derek Dooley said he's grateful about the opportunity he had at Tennessee as the former Volunteers head coach prepares for his return to Knoxville. Dooley went 15-21 at Tennessee from 2010 to 2012 before getting fired amid his third straight losing season. After spending five years in the NFL as the Dallas Cowboys' wide receivers coach, Dooley came back to the college ranks this season as Missouri's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri had been lacking a signature win in quarterback Drew Lock's final season, losing late on the road against South Carolina and two weeks ago to Kentucky. The moment finally came last week on the road against No. 11 Florida, when the Tigers seemed to put everything together for the first time in a 38-17 rout -- coach Barry Odom's first win over a ranked team...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- No. 12 Kentucky made its offensive identity crystal clear last week in a 14-7 victory over Vanderbilt. Quarterback Terry Wilson threw for 18 yards on just 3-for-9 passing. Runningback Benny Snell Jr. dashed for 169 yards and a touchdown on 32 carries...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri spent last week hanging around in the first half with top-ranked Alabama, helped by injuries to the Crimson Tide's star quarterback and two of their best wide receivers. Alabama still ran away to a 39-10 victory. Afterward, Tigers coach Barry Odom called the Crimson Tide "as good as I've ever seen." But that tough test should help the Tigers when they return to the field against Memphis on Saturday...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri offensive lineman Kevin Pendleton was surrounded by reporters after a loss at No. 1 Alabama last week, and he talked with disappointment and frustration about he had expected to beat a team his own coach called "as good as I've ever seen."...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- When former Missouri offensive coordinator Josh Heupel left to become the head coach at Central Florida last year, it meant that Tigers quarterback Drew Lock would play his senior season with a third offensive coordinator in four years...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri quarterback Drew Lock is returning to school for his senior season. Lock announced his decision Tuesday. He had been considering entering this year's NFL draft. He says he is coming back in part because he felt a sense of "responsibility and loyalty" to his coaches and teammates...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Dallas Cowboys wide receivers coach Derek Dooley joined Missouri coach Barry Odom's staff Friday as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Dooley replaces Josh Heupel, who left last month to become Central Florida's head coach...

HOUSTON -- Freshman running back Daniel Young had 64 yards receiving with a touchdown and added 48 yards on the ground to help Texas beat Missouri 33-16 in the Texas Bowl on Wednesday night. The Longhorns (7-6), in a bowl for the first time since 2014, bounced back from a loss to Texas Tech in their regular-season finale to finish with their first winning record since going 8-5 in Mack Brown's final season in 2013...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri coach Barry Odom was on everyone's hot seat list when the Tigers dropped to 1-5 in October. Rather than wallow in his own potential firing, Odom set fire to scouting reports, game plans, stat sheets and other remnants of the first half of the season at a team meeting after a 53-28 loss to Georgia on Oct. 14...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri football coach Barry Odom has been given a two-year contract extension through the 2022-23 season. Odom's salary will remain at $2.35 million annually for the additional two years, though he was also given a ticket-based incentive -- with 20 percent of any home revenue above $11.7 million going to the second-year coach...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- For all his eye-popping passing statistics, Missouri quarterback Drew Lock hasn't had all that many opportunities to showcase his abilities in close games this season. Lock showed he can perform at his best and lead the Tigers to a narrow win in the Southeastern Conference on Friday, throwing for 448 yards and five touchdowns in a wild 48-45 victory over Arkansas...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Missouri coach Barry Odom was the one feeling as much pressure as anyone else in the Southeastern Conference a month ago. These days, Odom is at the forefront of one of the hottest teams in the league -- with the Tigers (6-5, 3-4) winners of five straight games entering their regular season finale today at Arkansas (4-7, 1-6)...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Drew Lock threw three touchdown passes and Missouri won its fifth straight game to become bowl eligible with its sixth victory, a 45-17 rout of Vanderbilt on Saturday night. The Tigers (6-5, 3-4 SEC) are the second team from the Southeastern Conference to become bowl eligible after a 1-5 start...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Ish Witter gashed Tennessee's defense for 216 yards rushing as Missouri cruised to a 50-17 victory on Saturday night. In his final home game, Witter averaged 9.0 yards per carry and scored a touchdown while exceeding 2,000 rushing yards for his career...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Three weeks ago, Missouri coach Barry Odom set fire to game plans, scouting reports and negative articles from the first half of the season in a motivational ploy. The Tigers haven't lost a game since. Perhaps Florida interim coach Randy Shannon should gather flammable objects for his own bonfire...

STORRS, Conn. -- Drew Lock threw for 377 yards and five touchdowns and Missouri routed Connecticut 52-12 on Saturday night, winning back-to-back games for the first time since the start of the 2015 season. Lock, who played just under three quarters, picked apart the nation's worst pass defense, finishing with a career high 31 completions on 37 attempts...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- In a team meeting Monday, Missouri coach Barry Odom set ablaze scouting reports, game plans and other remnants of a disappointing first half of the season. Five days later, the Tigers started the second half of the season by torching Idaho's secondary...

ATHENS, Ga. -- Sony Michel ran for two touchdowns as No. 4 Georgia found its running game after a slow start and took control with 26 unanswered points to beat Missouri 53-28 on Saturday night. Georgia (7-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) recovered from an early scare by gaining 696 total yards, the second-most in school history. The total included 370 on the ground...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Austin MacGinnis kicked four field goals, including two in the fourth quarter, and Stephen Johnson and Benny Snell each had two touchdowns as Kentucky outlasted Missouri 40-34 in a back-and-forth marathon Saturday night. Kentucky (5-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) led by double digits three times but allowed Missouri to eventually tie the game at 27 late in the third quarter and 34 early in the fourth. ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Kerryon Johnson rushed for a career-high five touchdowns and No. 15 Auburn ended its recent offensive struggles in a 51-14 victory over Missouri on Saturday night. Johnson, who had missed the previous two games with a hamstring injury, finished with 48 yards rushing on 18 carries and fell one short of Carnell Williams' school record of six rushing touchdowns in a game...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Many former Missouri football players took to social media as a brutal 35-3 home loss to Purdue unfolded last Saturday. Denver Broncos defensive end Shane Ray posted a Kanye West meme to voice his displeasure. Minnesota Vikings linebacker Kentrell Brothers tweeted how "this is wild." Seattle Seahawks center Justin Britt just shook his head...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Purdue quarterback David Blough started his first game of the season Saturday against Missouri. He played like he never wants to give up the role. Blough led the Boilermakers to touchdowns on their first three drives in a 35-3 victory...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- DeMontie Cross was fired as Missouri's defensive coordinator after a year and two games in the position. The school announced the move Sunday, a day after the Tigers (1-1) lost 31-13 to South Carolina and a week after they gave up 43 points to Football Championship Subdivision opponent Missouri State...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Drew Lock arrived at Missouri two years ago with a powerful right arm, fluffy bangs and an easy confidence. He seemed ready to be a Southeastern Conference quarterback. A few months later, after he was hustled into the starting lineup by necessity and became a tackling dummy for SEC opponents, his father was concerned...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Barry Odom was as prepared as a rookie head coach could be when he took over the Missouri football team following the 2015 season. He had played linebacker at Missouri in the 1990s and worked his way up the ladder under Gary Pinkel, starting as an administrative graduate assistant and finishing as defensive coordinator...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Following a disappointing 4-8 season in his first year at Missouri, coach Barry Odom focused on recruiting interior help for his second signing class. Those efforts paid off on Wednesday, with 11 of the Tigers' 23 signees coming from either the offensive or defensive line positions -- including 6-foot-6, 300-pound offensive lineman Hyrin White out of Desoto, Texas...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Missouri Tigers have dismissed wide receiver Keyon Dilosa from the team after he was accused of punching a woman in the face. Missouri associate athletic director Chad Moller confirmed Thursday that Dilosa was no longer on the team...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- At this point in the college football season, teams know what is at stake. For some, a coveted spot in college football playoff is the goal. For others, it's conference championships or bowl eligibility. Missouri (3-8, 1-6 Southeastern Conference) won't be able to check any of those accomplishments of its list this season, but that doesn't mean the Tigers are lacking motivation heading into their season finale against Arkansas today...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Barry Odom has tried to maintain optimism throughout his tumultuous first season as coach at Missouri. The Tigers (3-8, 1-6 Southeastern Conference) have struggled with everything from closing out games to scheme adjustment, as well as a string of season-ending injuries...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Drew Lock completed 22 of 37 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns as Missouri defeated Vanderbilt 26-17 on Saturday. It marks Missouri's first Southeastern Conference victory since Lock's starting debut, a 24-10 victory over South Carolina on Oct. 3, 2015...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri linebacker Eric Beisel has waited patiently over the last three years for an opportunity to showcase his abilities. Now, less than desirable circumstances have given him that opportunity, and he is making the most of it. In a 51-45 loss to Middle Tennessee State on Oct. ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri's offense was clicking during its first four games of the season. In wins against Eastern Michigan and Delaware State, the Tigers totaled 61 and 79 points respectively, seemingly far removed from a year ago, when it averaged about 13 points and ranked second-to-last nationally in offensive efficiency...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of Missouri has received an $8 million gift for its proposed football facility project at Memorial Stadium. The university's athletic department said Wednesday the donor wished to remain anonymous. Missouri has raised about $67 million of the estimated $75 million needed for the Mizzou Athletics Training Complex near the stadium's south end zone...

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Ed Orgeron held both arms in the air as he emerged from the Tiger Stadium tunnel for his first game as LSU's interim coach. Derrius Guice's long, crowd-thrilling touchdown runs ensured Orgeron would have every reason to leave Death Valley in an even better mood...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri shattered its school scoring record Saturday, dismantling Delaware State 79-0. The previous record of 69 points had occurred three times, most recently on Sept. 17, 2011, when the Tigers shut out Western Illinois. "There's a lot of smiles out there," Missouri coach Barry Odom said. "I think we cleared the roster today and played everybody that is not a redshirt candidate at this time, so I was excited for those guys."...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Jacob Eason threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah McKenzie on fourth down with 1:31 seconds to play to give No. 16 Georgia a 28-27 victory over Missouri on Saturday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. After splitting time with senior Greyson Lambert in the Bulldogs' first two games, Eason made his first collegiate start and played every snap, completing 29 of 55 passes for 308 yards, three touchdowns and one interception...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Backup running back Justin Crawford rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown filling in for the injured Rushel Shell, and Skyler Howard overcame a first-half injury to lead West Virginia to a 26-11 win over Missouri on Saturday. "We'll take it," said West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen. "We've got a lot of work to do."...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Highlighted by Leonard Fournette of LSU and Alabama's Derrick Henry, the eventual Heisman trophy winner, the Southeastern Conference boasted some of the nation's top rushing attacks in 2015. Missouri's was not one of them. In the wake of back-to-back division championships, the Tigers' struggles in 2015 were historic. ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- It's up to Barry Odom to put a halt to the negativity surrounding Missouri. The new coach certainly seems confident he can get the program back on its feet. "Well, it's going to be really hard to get me down," Odom said after the first day of fall workouts. "I think we've got a chance to win championships here."...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A 21-year-old University of Missouri running back has been suspended after being arrested for stealing. Redshirt sophomore Trevon Walters was arrested Friday in Columbia for allegedly stealing and fraudulently using a credit or debit card...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- New athletic director Jim Sterk did not shy away from addressing the social issues that have beset the Missouri campus the last 12 months, saying Thursday that he wants to foster an "inclusive, diverse and successful" environment. "I have a fresh start," Sterk said. ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Missouri Tigers were a bit short-handed for the start of preseason camp Thursday after defensive linemen Walter Brady and Harold Brantley were dismissed from the team. Brady, a freshman All-America last season, was kicked off for violating undisclosed team policies. He made nine starts last season and tied for the team lead with seven sacks, plus led Southeastern Conference freshmen with 12 1/2 combined sacks and tackles for loss...

HOOVER, Ala. -- First-year coach Barry Odom's goal of creating more stability at Missouri became more challenging Wednesday with the departure of athletic director Mack Rhoades. The unexpected news made for an interesting SEC media day for the Tigers, who faced more questions about off-the-field issues than the on-the-field progress they're trying to make following a 5-7 season...

RICHMOND, Ky. -- Former Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk has signed an athletic grant-in-aid to play this season for Eastern Kentucky. EKU athletics spokesman Kevin Britton confirmed Saturday that Mauk will join the FCS program after going 17-5 over three seasons as the Tigers' starter and leading them to back-to-back Southeastern Conference Eastern titles. He will have one season of eligibility remaining with the Colonels...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Drew Lock has an entire offseason to prepare to be the starting quarterback at Missouri, both in mind and body. The school's new offensive coordinator, Josh Heupel, isn't sure the freshman was totally ready when he stepped into the job last fall...

ST. LOUIS -- Missouri fell hard from the top of the SEC East in Gary Pinkel's final season, dropping to 5-7 and going through a player boycott that threatened a game. Quarterback Maty Mauk's third suspension in four months shows that the turmoil has not subsided for successor Barry Odom...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri freshman defensive tackle Terry Beckner Jr. is suspended indefinitely from the team after he was arrested and cited for possession of a small amount of marijuana. Missouri coach Barry Odom said in a statement Thursday that Beckner could face other discipline from the team...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri football coach Barry Odom will make $2.35 million annually in a five-year contract approved Friday by the Missouri System Board of Curators. The contract includes $450,000 in base salary and $1.9 million for various appearances on radio and TV and other duties. It also provides performances bonuses of $250,000 for winning an SEC championship and $250,000 for reaching a New Year's Day bowl game once each during the contract term...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The second time Barry Odom interviewed for the Missouri coaching job was supposed to be a rough ride to see how he'd react. "He wasn't lying when he said they put me through the wringer," Odom said Friday at his introductory news conference. "I was ready. Let's make the decision, let's go to work."...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri is not interested in accepting a bowl bid after finishing the regular season 5-7. Athletic director Mack Rhoades said Monday that the school would not seek permission to play another game. Rhoades said the focus was on finding a successor to coach Gary Pinkel, who is stepping down while batting non-Hodgkin lymphoma...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Brandon Allen and the rest of Arkansas' fifth-year seniors have experienced nearly every high and low imaginable, from an 11-win season in 2011 to the bottom of the Southeastern Conference following Bobby Petrino's firing. The Razorbacks (6-5, 4-3 SEC) quarterback and his emotionally tested teammates hope to put a positive finishing touch on their home careers when they cap the regular season against Missouri today...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Before each season, Missouri coach Gary Pinkel sets a list of goals for his team that he calls pillars. Though it's been a down year, there's one still within reach. "That's always a goal every year," senior offensive tackle Connor McGovern said. "That's one of the pillars. It would be huge for us to make it to a bowl game."...

The Missouri coach addressed his retirement before turning his attention to Tennessee.

The longtime Tigers coach will discuss his health and future plans today.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- J'Mon Moore's touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter helped Missouri to a 20-16 victory over BYU on Saturday night, capping a tumultuous week for the Tigers that began with a boycott and included the resignation announcement of coach Gary Pinkel...

Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel abruptly announced Friday he will resign at the end of the season for health reasons, adding a stunning turn to a week where he kept his team united when players went on strike because of racial tensions on campus...

Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said Wednesday he had asked his coaching staff to stay in close touch with the team in a tense week that included a player plan to boycott and the arrest of a student following online threats against black students and faculty.

Northwestern's football players didn't get their union, and today's major college athletes probably won't ever get their money. Still, the events in Missouri over the last few days show college administrators would be wise not to underestimate the power of labor -- even if it is unpaid...

Mississippi State handed the Tigers a 31-13 loss at home.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri suspended junior quarterback Maty Mauk for the rest of the season for disciplinary reasons, just six days after reinstating him. The Tigers (4-4) play 24th-ranked Mississippi State (6-2) on Thursday night at home. Freshman Drew Lock has made four starts since Mauk was first suspended...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri has reinstated quarterback Maty Mauk from a suspension for violation of team rules, according to multiple reports Tuesday. It is not known whether Mauk will start in the Tigers' next game Nov. 5 at home against Mississippi State...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ralph Webb rushed for 99 yards and scored the game's only touchdown, leading Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason to his first Southeastern Conference win in 12 tries with a 10-3 victory over Missouri on Saturday. Vanderbilt (3-4, 1-3 SEC) was powered by a defense that held Missouri to 188 total yards and 10 first downs. Missouri (4-4, 1-4) suffered its third straight loss...

ATHENS, Ga. -- Marshall Morgan, who missed from 26 yards about 4 minutes earlier, kicked a 34-yard field goal with 1:44 remaining and Georgia edged Missouri 9-6 on Saturday night in a game with no touchdowns. Georgia (5-2, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) snapped a two-game losing streak by holding Missouri (4-3, 1-3) to six first downs and 164 total yards. Missouri has lost two straight...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Kelvin Taylor rushed for 99 yards and two first-quarter touchdowns and No. 11 Florida defeated Missouri 21-3 on Saturday night. The Gators (6-0, 4-0 SEC) amassed 337 yards and possessed the ball for 37:53, converting 23 first downs...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Freshman Drew Lock will make his second career start Saturday when Missouri (4-1, 1-1 SEC) hosts No. 11 Florida (5-0, 3-0). Starting QB Maty Mauk was suspended indefinitely last Sept. 29 for violation of team policies, along with backup offensive lineman Malik Cuellar, who was reinstated Monday. Coach Gary Pinkel said the timetable for Mauk's return is unknown...

Lock leads Tigers to 24-10 victory in SEC play.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- It has been a tumultuous month for Missouri, which was 24th a week ago and didn't get a single Top 25 vote this week. The two-time defending SEC East champions have faced adversity on and off the field. Along with several injuries to key players, quarterback Maty Mauk and backup offensive tackle Malik Cuellar were suspended indefinitely this week for an unspecified violation of team policies. Mauk is 17-5 as the starter...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk and backup tackle Malik Cuellar have been suspended indefinitely by the school for violating team rules and will not participate in the Tigers' (3-1, 0-1 SEC) home game against South Carolina (2-2, 0-2) Saturday...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Linebacker Kentrell Brothers, who leads the nation in tackles, is questionable for Missouri's Southeastern Conference matchup with South Carolina on Saturday after spraining his left ankle. Brothers, who has 52 tackles through four games, was injured in the Tigers' 21-13 loss to Kentucky last Saturday...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Patrick Towles threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Kentucky past No. 25 Missouri 21-13 on Saturday night, ending the Wildcats' 18-game losing streak against ranked teams. Towles' arm and feet were critical in the Wildcats' first upset of a ranked team since beating then-No. ...

The Missouri defense is doing its job. It sure could use some more points to work with.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Safety Anthony Sherrils' first career interception came at the right time for No. 22 Missouri. With just under a minute left, Sherrils picked off a pass by Huskies backup quarterback Tim Boyle on a fourth-down, fake field goal attempt that sealed the Tigers' 9-6 win over UConn on Saturday...

MISSOURI FOOTBALL ST. LOUIS -- No. 22 Missouri has ruled out tailback Russell Hansbrough for this week against Connecticut with a right ankle injury. Hansbrough was injured in the opener against Southeast Missouri State. He started Saturday against Arkansas State but was limited to five carries for 15 yards...

JONESBORO, Ark. -- Maty Mauk threw three touchdown passes and No. 21 Missouri extended its road winning streak to 11 games by rallying in the second half for a 27-20 win over Arkansas State on Saturday night. The Tigers (2-0) haven't lost on the road since a 59-29 defeat at Texas A&M on Nov. 24, 2012...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- It has been nearly three years since No. 21 Missouri lost on the road. The Tigers will try to keep the run going this week at Arkansas State. "We don't treat any game different than any other one," cornerback Kenya Dennis said. "We pretty much prepare the same way. We just try to keep our head on a swivel and play."...

Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill had some advice for Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz, who spent the majority of his career as an assistant on Kill's staff at various schools.

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- No. 24 Missouri's opener against Southeast Missouri State will be a proving ground for a young receiving corps. Last season, the Tigers relied on Jimmie Hunt, Bud Sasser and Darius White, who caught all but two of Maty Mauk's 25 touchdown passes. With all three players gone, experience at the position is limited...

Southeast Missouri State junior defensive lineman Marlon Hampton made his way up the hill from the lower practice field at the Rosengarten Athletic Complex toward the end of Tuesday's football practice. When the 6-foot-2, 314-pound nose tackle got to the top he paused and began dancing, which isn't uncommon at Redhawks football practices...