Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy has been medically cleared to begin a return-to-play protocol after suffering a gunshot wound to his leg in May. Speaking at SEC Media Days on Monday, coach Eli Drinkwitz indicated Hardy is expected to make a full recovery, but the exact timeline for his return to the field remains uncertain.
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.
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.
It's almost that time of year again. It's been months since we've seen Mizzou football in official action, as the 2025 season ended with a dramatic, failed hail-mary loss to Virginia in the Gator Bowl back in December.
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.
From the moment he stepped on campus in the spring of 2025, it was clear that wide receiver Donovan Olugbode was one of the top candidates out of Missouri's freshman class to see significant playing time in his debut season.
Missouri football fans have seemingly been waiting for a breakout season from senior tight end Brett Norfleet. Injuries have hampered that from happening, but a healthy senior season could lead to exactly that.
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?
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.
Green Bay moved up seven spots in the third round and gave up a fifth-rounder to select Missouri defensive tackle Chris McClellan.
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.
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