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Austin Simmons shines in debut as No. 25 Missouri handles Arkansas-Pine BluffAustin Simmons threw four touchdown passes in his debut for No. 25 Missouri, a 54-14 victory Thursday night against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.,A transfer from Ole Miss, Simmons completed 17 of 19 passes for 252 yards in the first half as the Tigers built a 40-0 lead in their season opener.,Also in the fir...

Court denies NCAA motion, rules Missouri DT Sterling Webb eligible Defensive tackle Sterling Webb is eligible to play for Missouri after a judge denied the NCAA's motion to dismiss a temporary restraining order on Wednesday. ,Webb started eight games for Missouri last season and three in 2024 after playing two seasons at New Mexico State. ,Webb was granted an addit...

Reports: Mark Mitchell staying at Mizzou, not going to KentuckyForward Mark Mitchell is not joining Kentucky and instead is returning to Missouri rather than challenging the SEC's rule against intraconference transfers, according to multiple reports on Monday.,Mitchell, a two-year starter at Duke before starting the past two seasons for the Tigers, was not list...

No. 25 Missouri, Austin Simmons out to make statement in opener

Missouri might not be full strength when the No. 25 Tigers tackle visiting Arkansas Pine Bluff on Thursday night, but quarterback Austin Simmons is ready to go. ,Even without a top offensive lineman and their main running back, the Tigers expect big things from Simmons, an Ole Miss transfer.,Simmons...

Missouri All-America RB Ahmad Hardy (gunshot) to miss opener

Missouri All-America running back Ahmad Hardy will miss the season-opening contest against visiting Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. 3 as he continues recovering from a gunshot wound to his upper leg.,Hardy was shot in May while attending an outdoor concert in Mississippi. He immediately underwent surge...

Former NFL All-Pro DE Aldon Smith dies at 36

Former NFL defensive end Aldon Smith, who quickly made an impact as an All-Pro pass rusher before encountering off-field issues, died on Saturday. He was 36.,The San Francisco 49ers, who selected Smith seventh overall in the 2011 NFL Draft out of Missouri, confirmed his death on Saturday without pro...

Mizzou coach delivers fiery rebuttal to punt rule protest, updates RB Ahmad Hardy's status

Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz has grown accustomed to seeing gunshot victim Ahmad Hardy at the football facility every morning but cautioned that getting the running back into action on the field might be another story.,"He's doing really good. We're a long away from knowing what the football side of...

Missouri RB Ahmad Hardy hoping to leave hospital Monday

Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy is in "good spirits" after being shot in the leg at a concert last weekend and hopes to check out of the hospital on Monday, Tigers head coach Eli Drinkwitz told ESPN on Saturday.,Hardy, an All-American last season, returned to Columbia, Mo., earlier this week follo...