By: Emil Lippe, KCOU Sports Reggie McClain captured his fifth win of the season on Friday night as the No. 18 Missouri Tigers prevailed over the Alabama Crimson Tide 4-3. The game may have ended well in the Tigers favor, but it was definitely not their prettiest win of the season as Missouri had three errors […]
By: Greg Dailey, KCOU Sports Rumors and scenarios swirled throughout championship week. Would the Southeasten Conference be faced with the unthinkable? Would the upstart Missouri Tigers from the East knock off the mighty Crimson Tide and possibly leave football’s premiere conference without a representative in the College Football Playoff? Saturday afternoon, Alabama put those discussions […]
By: Kyle Norris, KCOU Sports It was a David vs. Goliath matchup. A Mizzou win would have meant complete chaos for the College Football Selection Committee. But on this Saturday, Alabama would have none of it. The Crimson Tide cruised to a 42-13 victory over the Tigers to claim their fifth SEC Championship game win […]
By: Conner Handel, KCOU Sports The SEC is far and away the best conference in college football. At least that is the public perception. But is that true? Florida State’s head coach Jimbo Fisher would disagree. “You guys say one conference is better, but I don’t think it’s as drastic,” Fisher said at his Monday […]
By: Matt Horn, KCOU Sports There is no doubt that the Heisman Trophy has become an award dominated by the offensive backfield. Since 1990, there have been 16 quarterbacks and six running backs awarded college football’s highest honor. The last time a wide receiver took the trophy was 1991 when Michigan receiver/return man Desmond Howard […]
By: Evan Lachnit, KCOU Sports For the second year in a row, the Missouri Tigers have won the SEC East and will play in the SEC Championship game in Atlanta against a school from the state of Alabama. But instead of Auburn, the Tigers will take on the mighty force of the Alabama Crimson Tide. […]
By: Greg Dailey, KCOU Sports The day was October 13, 2012. Missouri hosting top-ranked Alabama had all the makings of a blowout. With starting quarterback James Franklin injured, backup quarterback Corbin Berkstresser had to lead the 3-3 Tigers against the defending national champs. It went about how everyone thought it would. When the clock read […]
By: Luke Johns, KCOU Sports 2011 and 2012 was the last time the SEC East representative made it to the championship game in back-to-back seasons. That team was the Georgia Bulldogs, whom Missouri was battling back and forth all season for first place in the SEC East. In lieu of Missouri’s six game winning streak, […]
By: Nate Gatter, KCOU Sports The eye of the college football playoff storm is here and Week 13 brings the committee’s top 10 teams a relaxing reset before plunging straight back into the churning uncertainty. While great games abound from ranks 11-25, the top 10 will remain largely untested. Florida State, Oregon, and Mississippi State, […]
By: Greg Dailey, KCOU Sports Well they certainly aren’t from the East! This week, the Southeastern Conference made history by becoming the first conference with four football teams in the top five of the Associated Press poll. 1) Mississippi State 2) Florida State 3) Ole Miss 4) Alabama 5) Auburn The SEC had a chance […]