Last season, former NFL head coach Scott Linehan was with the LSU Tigers. He won’t stay in Baton Rouge this year, but he will be staying in the SEC for the 2021 season. Linehan is joining Eli Drinkwitz’s staff and the Missouri Tigers. He’ll serve as an offensive analyst on Drinkwitz’s staff. “I have great […]
Read MoreSEC Set A Major NFL Draft Record This Weekend
You’ve heard the saying before: “The SEC, it just means more.” We think we’ve finally cracked the code as to what ‘it’ is. College football’s juggernaut conference has done it again. 65 SEC football players heard their names called at some point during the 2021 NFL Draft. Believe it or not, that’s a new record, […]
Read MoreSEC Releases Schedule For Football Media Days
As we continue to approach some sense of normalcy in the sports calendar, a pretty major college football event is set to return this summer. SEC Media Days are back on, in person, at The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala. Last summer, the league conducted media days virtually, as they took place during the first […]
Read MoreCollege Basketball World Reacts To The Kim English News
Former Missouri star and Detroit Pistons guard Kim English is getting his first crack at a college head coaching job at age 32. English, who has spent the last two seasons as an assistant at Tennessee, has been hired as the new head men’s basketball coach at George Mason. The school announced the move moments […]
Read MoreThere Are 16 Men’s NCAA Tournament Games Today – Here’s The Schedule
The first full day of the 2021 NCAA Tournament didn’t disappoint, as the college basketball world witnessed a plethora of upsets. Hopefully, we’ll see more of the same during the second half of the Round of 64. While there were plenty of upsets on Friday, none were more surprising than No. 15 Oral Roberts knocking […]
Read MoreLon Kruger Announces Oklahoma Star Will Miss First 2 Games
Oklahoma basketball has the odds against them for a long run in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed, but now the Sooners have an added hurdle, with the absence of De’Vion Harmon. Harmon is a crucial player for Lon Kruger’s squad, averaging 12.9 points per game, good for second on the team. He’s […]
Read MoreEveryone’s Saying The Same Thing About Gonzaga’s Region
If there was ever a year for Gonzaga to finally get over the hump and win the NCAA Tournament, this might be the year based solely on their bracket. The Bulldogs got the anticipated top seed in their region, the West, which doesn’t have a whole lot of heavy-hitters. They’ll face the winner of Norfolk […]
Read MoreQ&A With Joshuah Bledsoe: Missouri Football, Potential Role In NFL, Senior Bowl
There’s a certain level of confidence that defensive backs need to have if they’re going to make it big in the NFL. It’s safe to say Missouri safety Joshuah Bledsoe checks off that box. Bledsoe had a strong senior season at Missouri, recording 41 total tackles, six passes defended, a forced fumble and an interception. […]
Read MoreGentry Williams, 5-Star Quarterback, Names His Final 6 Schools
Five-star quarterback recruit Gentry Williams has garnered interest from dozens of programs around the country. On Tuesday afternoon, he reportedly narrowed that list to just six schools. Williams’ six-team list features Power Five programs USC, Missouri, LSU, Arkansas, Florida and Oklahoma. BREAKING: 5 🌟 ATH Gentry Williams is down to 6️⃣ Schools! The 6’0 170 […]
Read MoreCBS Unveils Top 16 Seeds For NCAA Tournament Right Now
We’re just over one month until the official 2021 NCAA Tournament bracket gets revealed. CBS gave college hoops fans an early look at the top 16 seeds on Saturday, were the season to end today. It’s been almost two years since March Madness last took place. The NCAA cancelled the 2020 tournament in light of […]
Read MoreFormer Clemson QB Kelly Bryant Signs With CFL Team
Former Clemson/Missouri quarterback Kelly Bryant has officially joined the Canadian Football League. On Tuesday evening, the Toronto Argonauts official account took to Twitter to welcome the college football star: “Former @MizzouFootball & @ClemsonFB QB headed North. Welcome to the 6ix, @KellyB125.” Former @MizzouFootball & @ClemsonFB QB headed North Welcome to the 6ix, @KellyB125 📄 » […]
Read MoreFormer Broncos First-Round Pick Signs With CFL Team
Former Denver Broncos first-round pick and defensive end Shane Ray is heading to the Canadian Football League. The Broncos selected Ray with the No. 23 pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. Ray turned out to be a massive bust, but it’s tough to blame Denver for selecting the star out of Missouri. Ray had 120 […]
Read More2021 NFL Mock Draft 2.0: Who Will The Jaguars, Jets, Dolphins, Etc. Take?
The regular season is over, which means that we know how a large portion of the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft will look. Over the last few weeks, the Jacksonville Jaguars jumped in front of—or behind, depending on your perspective—the New York Jets for the No. 1 pick. Today, we’re rebooting our 2021 […]
Read MoreFormer Ohio State 4-Star WR Announces Transfer Destination
Former Ohio State wideout Mookie Cooper has made his transfer decision – and it looks like he’ll be heading home. Cooper committed to Ryan Day and the Buckeyes and joined the team in January of 2020. The four-star recruit didn’t see any playing time this season, though, as he was buried on Ohio State’s loaded […]
Read MoreThe 2021 NCAA Tournament Will Take Place Entirely In Indiana
The 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be unlike anything we’ve ever seen. One state will play host to the greatest event in sports. Naturally, the state of Indiana – known to many as the best basketball state in the nation – will host the 2021 NCAA Tournament. “This is a historic moment for NCAA […]
Read MoreMissouri Announces Official Decision On Music City Bowl
Missouri’s football season will be cut one game short in 2020. Due to an increase in positive COVID-19 tests among the Tigers’ players, coaches and staff, the program has been forced to bow out of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl. The spike in positive cases has forced Missouri to pause all team activities through Jan. […]
Read MoreReport: Music City Bowl Is ‘Highly Unlikely’ To Be Played
Another pretty big college football bowl game is in real trouble. Nashville’s Music City Bowl, scheduled to be played between Missouri and Iowa, is reportedly “highly unlikely” to take place. We’ve seen a number of other games get canceled due to COVID-19 upticks, and others have teams drop out due to their own tough situations […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: College Football Playoff, Bowl Season
After a tumultuous 2020 college football season, we’ve reached bowl season. The bowl schedule is a bit shorter than normal, but we have some pretty fun games throughout. The College Football Playoff is obviously the headliner. No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame at the “Rose Bowl” (which has been moved to AT&T Stadium […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 16/Conference Championships
Conference Championship weekend is here, along with a slew of new and rescheduled games that make up a rare college football “Week 16.” However things shake out, we’ll know our four College Football Playoff teams at the end of this week of play. At least two of the games have significant College Football Playoff ramifications, […]
Read MoreSEC Coach Says He Was ‘Stunned’ By Gus Malzahn’s Firing
Auburn shocked the college football world by firing eight-year head coach Gus Malzahn earlier this week. The Tigers beat Mississippi State to finish the regular season at 6-4, but the rugged performance wasn’t enough to save the 55-year-old’s job. Malzahn finished his time at Auburn with a record of 68-35, elevating them to a fearsome […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Reveals His Vote For SEC Coach Of The Year
This year might not have been a total sea change for SEC football, with Alabama heading to the conference championship and likely heading to the College Football Playoff. Still, it was a very good year for some teams that entered with very muted expectations. Arkansas had bottomed out about as badly as one program could […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 15
Typically, this weekend of college football would be reserved for the Army-Navy Game. This year’s game was set to be played in Philadelphia, but like so many others, was impacted by COVID-19. As a result, the two academies will play at West Point for the first time since 1943. It also will not be alone […]
Read More2021 NFL Mock Draft: Who Will The Jets, Jaguars, Etc. Take?
The 2021 NFL Draft is set to kick off on April 29 and run through May 1 in Cleveland next spring. This is expected to be one of the most highly-anticipated drafts in some time, with a number of potential future superstars expected to be in the field. The New York Jets, who are currently […]
Read MoreWatch: Here’s The Worst Targeting Ejection Of The Season
Targeting has been one of the most controversial topics in college football for a long time. Unfortunately there was another questionable ejection this weekend, as Missouri linebacker Nick Bolton was called for targeting in the first half against Arkansas. Almost every single person watching the Arkansas-Missouri game thought Bolton delivered a clean hit on his […]
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