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Eli Drinkwitz News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 29

Three Most Important Quotes from Eli Drinkwitz's Press Conference Tuesday

Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz spoke to the media Tuesday following a 31-24 loss to Mississippi State on Saturday. He mentioned areas of improvement for the Tigers, including slow starts, end of game situations and penalties.

Langden Kitchen News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 29

Darris Smith, Langden Kitchen to be questionable for Mizzou vs. Florida

No. 25 Missouri football (3-1, 0-1 in Southeastern Conference) could be down both of its starting edge rushers for its homecoming game against No. 8 Florida (4-0, 2-0) on Saturday. Coach Eli Drinkwitz told reporters Tuesday that both Darris Smith and Langden Kitchen will be listed as questionable for the contest.

Daeden Hopkins News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 28

Mizzou's Daeden Hopkins Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week

However good you thought Daeden Hopkins already was, it's time to re-evaluate that thought. The sophomore defensive end just earned his second SEC defensive lineman of the week award after logging 3.5 sacks in the Tigers' 31-24 loss to Mississippi State on Saturday.

College Football News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 28

3 Tigers Who Stood Out in Loss to Mississippi State

The Missouri Tigers suffered their first loss of the 2026 campaign, ending their perfect 3-0 start to the season. Missouri traveled to Starkville on Saturday to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

College Football News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 27

Late game lapses in the passing game lead to Mizzou's first loss

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Missouri led No. 24 Mississippi State 24-17 going into the fourth quarter but were unable to hang on in its SEC opener. Losing a close game to a top-25 team is nothing new for Missouri as the loss marks the fourth single-possession defeat to a ranked conference opponent in the last three years.

College Football News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 24

Observations from Mizzou's Defensive Snap Counts in Nonconference Play

Mizzou football has wrapped up nonconference play and enters a nine-game Southeastern-Conference schedule featuring a plethora of ranked opponents. In those games, the Tigers' new-look defense has looked valiant as ever in a few areas while faltering in others.

Cayden Green News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 23

Cayden Green Discusses Tigers Offensive Line Ahead of SEC Opener

The Missouri Tigers are gearing up for their first SEC matchup of the season. After beating Troy 27-17 last week to improve to a perfect 3-0 record, tougher matchups await the Tigers as they move forward.

Missouri Tigers News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 22

The Three Most Important Quotes from Eli Drinkwitz's Tuesday Press Conference

Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz spoke to the media on Tuesday and looked back on the 27-17 victory over Troy and previewed a top-25 matchup against Mississippi State on Saturday.

College Football News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 22

What Mizzou Needs to Fix Before SEC Play Begins

The Missouri Tigers are entering their nine-game Southeastern Conference schedule undefeated through three games and having outscored its opponents 119-52 all while acclimating 30 transfers — including starting quarterback Austin Simmons — a new offensive coordinator and 23 true freshmen.

Missouri Tigers News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 21

3 Tigers Who Stood Out in Win Over Troy

Missouri kept its undefeated record and improved to 3-0 on the year after defeating Troy 27-17 on Saturday. There were a handful of individual performances that were important during the game.

College Football News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 20

Mizzou Passing Attack Comes Down to Earth Against Troy

COLUMBIA — After looking like the strength of Missouri through the first two weeks, the Tiger passing attack put up its worst performance of the season against Troy.

Missouri Tigers News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 20

Mizzou Jumps in AP Top 25, Coaches Polls

After an unconvincing 27-17 win over Troy on Saturday night, the Missouri Tigers jumped up from No. 20 to No. 19 in the Week 3 AP Top 25 Poll, receiving 369 votes.

College Football News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 20

Mizzou football snap count totals and PFF takeaways in win over Troy

After two weeks of multiple standout PFF performances from several Tigers, Missouri lacked true domination in a 27-17 victory over Troy. With just 42 players receiving snaps on offense and defense, the Tigers went with the most concise lineup of the season, but were unable to generate many top tier performances.

Missouri Tigers News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 17

Inverted Identity: Mizzou's Run Game is... a Weakness? For now, it is.

In 2025, Missouri ranked second in Power Four rushing yards per game, rushed for more yards than it passed for in multiple games and had one of the best one-two punches in the nation.

Donta Simpson News / Missouri Tigers on SI / September 15

Donta Simpson's Standout Performance on Friday is 'Just a Peak' Into What he Adds to Mizzou

Donta Simpson earned the eighth most snaps of any defensive player in the Tigers' season opener against UAPB, but head coach Eli Drinkwitz was not impressed by the sophomore's performance.

College Football News / Larry Brown Sports / September 12

Eli Drinkwitz had explosive quote about beating Kansas

Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz had a pretty loaded quote after beating Kansas in their rivalry game Friday. Kansas had given the rivalry some extra heat during the week by releasing a hype video that alluded to Kansas’ anti-slavery stance during the Civil War and framed the game as a battle between right and wrong.

Eli Drinkwitz News / Yardbarker / September 12

Eli Drinkwitz misses mark in controversial postgame comments following win over Kansas

Missouri Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz should consider practicing what he preaches.

Isaiah Marshall’s 360-spin pass goes viral as Kansas falls to Missouri

Austin Simmons throws for 3 TDs as No. 23 Missouri tops Kansas

College Football News / EasySportz / September 12

Missouri Takes Down Kansas 38-21 in Border War Showdown

No. 23 Missouri walked into Lawrence on Friday night and came away with another huge Border War victory, defeating Kansas 38-21 in a rivalry matchup filled with big plays and plenty of emotion.

College Football News / TWSN / September 8

Missouri Gets the Offensive Boost They Desperately Needed Before Kansas

The Missouri Tigers are preparing for a major game on Friday night for Week 2 of the 2026 college football season as they face Kansas. Ahead of the game they started to receive some good injury update news surrounding some of their players.

College Basketball News / Yardbarker / August 31

Mark Mitchell's decision a huge turn of events for Missouri Tigers

Mark Mitchell is sticking with the Missouri Tigers.

Five-star PG Cayden Daughtry narrows down his top schools, but two stick out

Cavaliers draft pick Saliou Niang’s LSU situation bears watching

Six 2026 NBA draft picks remain unsigned as September looms

Notable mid-major transfers in men's college basketball for 2026-27

Seven best men's college basketball transfer classes for 2026-27

Mark Mitchell Re-Enrolls At Missouri

Forward Mark Mitchell has reenrolled at Missouri ahead of the 2026/27 season, a source tells Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 (Twitter link). Agent Brandon Mitchell confirmed the news to Jeff Borzello of ESPN (Twitter link).

College Football News / Yardbarker / June 15

Will Miami return to the College Football Playoff in 2026?

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?

Texas HC Steve Sarkisian not ruling out a potential Arch Manning twist after 2026 season

Arch Manning returning to Texas in 2027 could spell doom for Steve Sarkisian

Can Indiana stay on top of college football in 2026?

Brendan Sorsby gives Texas Tech, Big 12 gift with NFL supplemental draft decision

The 'College football national champions' quiz

Missouri Tigers News / Yardbarker / June 11

Missouri beats out Florida, Arkansas and Iowa for 4-star WR Lawrence Britt

If the Missouri Tigers want to remain competitive in the loaded SEC, Eli Drinkwitz and his staff will have to be diligent on the recruiting trail and in the transfer portal.

Texas lands DL with NFL potential over Ohio State, Georgia and Oregon

Florida Gators to throw $1.45 billion at The Swamp

Brendan Sorsby saga getting messier as Texas attorney general threatens Big 12 conference

The 'College football color teams' quiz

Zion Young News / Yardbarker / April 21