SEC Basketball: Tigers Draw Pitt in ACC-SEC Challenge
Missouri is set to host Pitt in this season's ACC-SEC Challenge, the third matchup between the two in four years against a Panthers squad that went 13-20 last season.
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The Arkansas Razorbacks defeated the Missouri State Bears 9-5 on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Hoglund Ballpark. The non-conference win sent the Razorbacks past Missouri State by a...
Missouri is set to host Pitt in this season's ACC-SEC Challenge, the third matchup between the two in four years against a Panthers squad that went 13-20 last season.
Missouri and Nebraska have agreed to meet on a neutral court in Kansas City in December, adding another power-conference opponent to Dennis Gates' aggressive non-conference slate alongside SLU, Marquette, Illinois and Kansas.
Second-team All-American KJ Bolden, who logged 76 tackles and two interceptions for Georgia in 2025, gives Missouri's offense a versatile, ball-hawking defender to scheme around when the Bulldogs come calling.
Florida running back Jaden Baugh, who piled up 1,170 yards and eight scores in 2025, headlines Mizzou's slate of opposing playmakers as a physical, explosive back the Tigers' defensive front must contain.
Rock M Nation kicks off its annual Top Ten Opposing Players countdown, profiling the standout offensive and defensive talents Missouri's defense and offense will square off against in the 2026 season.
Twelve Missouri players have entered the transfer portal so far this offseason, including five pitchers and seven position players, as Kerrick Jackson works to reload the roster.
Missouri secured its first 2026 transfer addition in Florida Gulf Coast shortstop Wilfred Gonzalez, a senior who hit .323 with 74 hits and 30 RBIs in all 58 games for the Eagles.
Koltakov, a vault and floor specialist who helped build Georgia into a top-five vaulting team in 2026, joins Mizzou to fill the staff opening created when beam coach Lacey Rubin stepped down after three seasons.
Missouri gymnastics has hired Oleksii Koltakov, a former Georgia and Nebraska assistant and 2023 WCGA Co-Regional Assistant Coach of the Year, bringing SEC experience and an international competitive background to Columbia.
Missouri baseball is losing several players to the transfer portal, including Blaize Ward, Kaden Peer and redshirt outfielder Tyler Macon, who exits with two years of eligibility after three seasons.
Jack Marquard, a three-star offensive tackle from Lakewood, Ohio, has pledged to Missouri, giving the Tigers 12 commitments in their 2027 recruiting class.
Missouri and Kansas will renew the Border War on Dec. 6 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, the final meeting in the schools' six-game series before the rivalry pauses again.
Future Mizzou quarterback Braylen Warren, a 2027 commit, turned in a strong showing at the Elite 11 finals, grading out as a top-five performer per the event's evaluators.
Three-star linebacker Kobe Rhymes has committed to Missouri. Per 247Sports, the in-state prospect ranks among the top five players in his state and 30th nationally at his position.
Mizzou bats Blaize Ward and Kaden Peer have entered the transfer portal. Ward, a two-time SEC Co-Freshman of the Week, hit .296 to rank second on the team, while Peer launched a grand slam in the Tigers' SEC Tournament opener against Ole Miss.
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