Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz has already caused a stir at SEC Media Days. The Tigers’ head coach took a direct shot at the Big Ten, saying the B1G has been aided in winning three straight national titles by playing easy non-conference schedules.
How do you convince somebody to stay when it feels they have every reason to leave? As the 2026 offseason began and Mizzou players began to hit the transfer portal, standout running back Jamal Roberts seemed like a prime candidate to be one of many departing Tigers.
TAMPA, Fla. — Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz made an impassioned pitch for an expanded College Football Playoff a year ago at SEC media days, breaking with the conference's preferred format.
Three returning Missouri staples gave interviews on the 2026 Tigers at SEC Media Days. Linebacker Nicholas Rodriguez, running back Jamal Roberts and offensive lineman Cayden Green spoke Monday.
There's a lot of buzz coming out of SEC Media Days surrounding Missouri Tigers running back Ahmad Hardy.
The status of star running back Ahmad Hardy remains one of the Missouri Tigers' biggest questions heading into the 2026 season after the back suffered a gunshot wound in May.
SEC Media Days opened Monday, and it took Eli Drinkwitz roughly one segment on the SEC Network set to remind everyone why he is the conference's designated loose cannon behind a microphone.
Watch the video below as Missouri On SI reporter Zachary Knox-Doyle explores Brett Norfleet's upcoming senior season. Welcome to "The Read Option," a series featuring Missouri On SI's beat reporters providing analysis or intel on the Tigers.
Welcome to "The Read Option," a series featuring Missouri On SI's beat reporters providing analysis or intel on the Tigers. Missouri added 30 incoming transfers for the 2026 season.
Welcome to "The Read Option," a series featuring Missouri On SI's beat reporters providing analysis or intel on the Tigers. Missouri had three games I would consider benchmark-worthy in the first half of the 2025 season: Week 2 vs Kansas, Week 4 vs South Carolina and Week 7 vs.
If you're a frequenter of ESPN or SEC Network, you'll be seeing more of former Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel this fall. Daniel, who played for the Tigers from 2005-08, announced he was signing a multi-year extension at ESPN that includes on-screen opportunities for the former Tiger.
The Florida Gators have picked up a massive commitment, especially when considering the circumstances.
In recent seasons, Missouri football has found success in a specific transfer portal formula: two-year plans. In the modern, ever-changing landscape of college football, players hit the portal relentlessly, and there's no guaranteed long-term plans.
Watch the video below as Missouri On SI reporter Killian Wright breaks down the high potential he sees in two redshirt freshman on Mizzou's defense. Welcome to "The Read Option," a series featuring Missouri On SI's beat reporters providing analysis or intel on the Tigers.
This might not be the name many expected to be the second most important player on Missouri football's roster for the 2026-27 season. Josh Atkins, when healthy, projects to be the starting right tackle for the Tigers.
At the core of Missouri's recent elite defenses have been some of the best edge rushers in the Southeastern Conference. The main player who will be tasked with carrying that standard into 2026 will be Darris Smith.
Last season, the Missouri Tigers leaned on left tackle Cayden Green as the blindside protector of Beau Pribula and Matt Zollers. Green won't be protecting the blindside of transfer quarterback Austin Simmons this season, but he'll still be an anchor on the offensive line that will need all the help it can get.
The uncertainty that circles the running back position for the Missouri Tigers doesn't need to be reiterated any more than it has. If the Tigers don't
The day started great for Eli Drinkwitz and the Missouri Tigers on the recruiting trail, but it ended incredibly.
Mizzou's "Death Row Defense" has cycled through a few leaders over the course of its three-season run at the school. Many leaders of the 2025 unit departed over the course of the past offseason, either taking the leap to the NFL or exhausting their college eligibility.
The Miami Hurricanes lost some key players: Quarterback Carson Beck, OT Francis Mauigoa and DE Rueben Bain Jr. Can they recover from those losses to have a successful 2026 season?
The New England Patriots will have the No. 31 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The Missouri Tigers did not feel the need to wait until fall camp to name their starting quarterback for the 2026 season. And they haven't.
Missouri Tigers football running back Ahmad Hardy recently revealed that he turned down significant transfer portal offers. This was despite interest from multiple programs across the country.
Outside linebackers coach Levorn Harbin was one of the casualties of the Tennessee Vols' defensive coordinator change this offseason. Harbin wasn't retained by new Vols defensive coordinator Jim Knowles, who was hired in December to replace Tim Banks.
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