We hadn't heard of Drew Lock before we listened to the excellent Missouri-dedicated podcast 'Mizzodcast', but everything's going to be pretty interesting under center if he continues his off-season challenge to QB Maty Mauk. Last season Missouri - in another stunning season - won the SEC East and was then brutalized in the SEC Championship Game by Alabama. OFF-SEASON The biggest story was very nearly a tragic one. Defensive lineman Harold Brantley was caught in a car crash that seriously injured him. Thank God he's still alive. He's done for the season, but not for life. Aside from Read more [...]

Gary Pinkel has said that fans still want the annual game against Kansas, which was stopped after the Tigers moved to the SEC. The so-called 'Border War' might not be the fiercest in the country to college football neutrals, but to both fanbases, the game at Arrowhead highlighted the season. And the rivalry's very close - Missouri leads the rivalry 57-54-9 (or 56-55-9, depending on who you talk to!). The Tigers have won five out of the last six. "I don't think there's any question the fans want it back. It's one of the longest rivalries in college football," he said. "As you well know, when Read more [...]

On Tuesday we told you what we're expecting from SEC West coaches on the schedule. It should be a lot of talk about the schedule, quarterbacking and good running backs. Of course, we'd love them to talk about LSU and Alabama's penchant for getting people arrested, shitty defensive co-ordinators, and their hot wives/daughters/do-nothing husbands-in-law, but it's probably not going to happen. Anyway, this time it's time for your SEC East coaches. FLORIDA What Jim McElwain will probably get asked: How he's settling into the job ("I love it down here. It's a change from the Rockies"), how Read more [...]

Unsurprisingly, Alabama head coach Nick Saban is the top-ranked coach in college football, USA Today has reported. Despite a season where he didn't win his bowl game and lost to Auburn, Saban - who's Crimson Tide team is now the top-ranked team in the nation - still earned $7.1m in total pay in 2013 - including a base salary of $6.9m. Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin was the second-most paid in the SEC and the fourth-best coach in college football, pulling in $5m in base salary, and $5.006m total. LSU's Les Miles earned $4.3m ($4.369m total), and South Carolina's Steve Spurrier earned $4m ($4.016m Read more [...]

Missouri and West Virginia have said that they will play a home-and-home series in 2016 and 2019.

Mizzou will travel to Morgantown in 2016, and the Mountaineers will come to Columbia in 2019.

This ties into the SEC’s requirements for the conference’s schools to play a team from the Big Ten, the Big XII, ACC, or Pac-12 every season from 2016, in an effort to boost its own credentials with the College Football Play-Off Committee.

 

As we're in the swing of doing our SEC previews, we thought that as the SEC Conference 2013 winners were first up on The SEC Football Blog SEC Preview, then the 2013 SEC Conference runners-up (aka 'Winners of the SEC East) should be second on the list. Then we can go with 2013's also-rans.  So we start with Missouri. I can't wait to see Maty Mauk. I was really, really excited to see Maty Mauk link up with Dorial Green-Beckham, until Gary Pinkel booted him out of Columbia. But I'm still excited to see Maty Mauk. Oh, and there was some stuff about a guy called Michael Sam, too.  LAST SEASON Missouri Read more [...]

Missouri has booted out starting wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham. The troubled wide receiver had been suspended earlier in the week (although he wasn't arrested) by coach Gary Pinkel, who later decided to dismiss him. Pinkel said in a release sent out to the media: "This decision was made with the best interests of all involved in mind....Dorial’s priority going forward needs to be focusing on getting the help he needs. As we have all along, we will continue to do everything we can to assist Dorial and his family. We care deeply about Dorial and his well-being, but hopefully he can benefit Read more [...]

Four-star QB Drew Lock has committed to the University of Missouri. Lock, who was pursued by Tennessee, Ohio State, Ole Miss as well as Missouri, is the ranked the 3rd best quarterback in the state and 136th in the country, according to 24-7 Sports. The Lees Summit, MO QB is 6ft 5, said at his early commitment announcement today: "I could have gone to UT and my parents would have cheered for me. Don't think it would have been the same kind of cheering as at MU." He added that Mizzou coach Gary Pinkel's new extension with the school was a big factor in the decision. Read more [...]

Missouri star WR Dorial Green-Beckham has been suspended "indefinitely" for a violation of team rules, after allegedly being involved in an incident in Columbia on Sunday. The Columbia Missourian said: "Columbia Police sergeant Joe Bernhard said Monday morning that Green-Beckham was not arrested over the weekend, but according to residents at Brookside Townhomes, Green-Beckham was involved in an incident there sometime between 2 and 3 a.m. Sunday." He was arrested in a car that contained a pound of marijuana in January. Mizzou coach Gary Pinkel said: "It’s unfortunate, but it’s the Read more [...]

Missouri is giving head coach Gary Pinkel a new deal, reports have said. According to PowerMizzou.com, sources have said that a deal will be in place shortly. It has to be approved by University of Missouri bureaucrats before it can be fully announced. The report said that the deal will propel Pinkel into the $3m-per-year bracket. It added:"His current contract, signed in April 2011, pays him a base salary $2.35 million annually and was set to run through the 2017 season. Pinkel earned an additional $300,000 in incentives during the 2013 season. The length of the new deal is unknown at Read more [...]