Category Archives: MU Football

Report: Dorial Green-Beckham to pick Missouri

The Tulsa World‘s John E. Hoover, a University of Oklahoma football beat reporter, tweeted on Monday morning that a source told him Dorial Green-Beckham will pick Missouri. Green-Beckham, a wide receiver from Hillcrest (Springfield) High considered the top recruit in … Continue reading

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Gary Pinkel makes grand entrance to impress recruit

KY3 News reported that Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel traveled to Springfield, Mo., on Wednesday to visit with high school recruit Dorial Green-Beckham at Hillcrest High School. Pinkel landed on the school’s baseball field in a helicopter before approaching Green-Beckham, … Continue reading

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Missouri football bowl practice notebook

As we reported on Saturday, the Missouri football team began practicing again on Friday and continued through Sunday. It will take a four-day break for finals before starting up again next Friday. Sheldon Richardson dodges draft On Friday I asked … Continue reading

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Gary Pinkel: What we can take from the Penn State scandal

On Monday, Missouri football head coach Gary Pinkel said that if there was anything to come from the Penn State scandal, in which former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky is charged with molesting young boys, it is educating children at an … Continue reading

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Five from the film room: Oklahoma State 45, Missouri 24

Momentary excitement in the film room From the press box, Missouri’s comeback at the end of the first half and beginning of the second caused pause. There wasn’t too much of a stir, though — those who had begun to … Continue reading

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Five from the film room: Week 4

Each week, the Missourian’s football reporters will watch a recorded broadcast of Missouri’s game and provide five takeaway points we feel are important. Here are this week’s: Are you ready for a new formation? The Missouri Tigers have been known … Continue reading

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Missouri cornerback Robert Steeples, stand-up comedian

Every time Robert Steeples stood before his communications class this summer, his peers could not stop laughing. The junior cornerback on the Missouri football team “wasn’t crazy” about speaking in front of his class, but he figured he might as … Continue reading

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Five from the film room: Week 2

Each week, the Missourian’s football reporters will watch a recorded broadcast of Missouri’s game and provide five takeaway points we feel are important. Here are this week’s: Gary Pinkel dead-on about the Cover Two In his post game press conference, … Continue reading

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Iowa State joins Baylor in stand against Texas A&M

It seems that Iowa State has joined Baylor in blocking the door out of the Big 12 conference. The Des Moines Register is reporting that Iowa State is not waiving their legal rights to sue the SEC or Texas A&M … Continue reading

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Highlights from pregame interview with Missouri AD Mike Alden

Missouri athletic director Mike Alden commented on the status of Missouri and the Big 12 in response to Oklahoma president David Boren’s comments Friday. “We’ve said all along, Missouri is doing everything we can to keep the Big 12 together. … Continue reading

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