COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved a contract extension for head football coach Eliah Drinkwitz through the 2028 season, Director of Athletics Desireé Reed-Francois announced today. Under Drinkwitz, the 2023 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year, the No. 9 Tigers finished the 2023 season 11-2…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri CB Kris Abrams-Draine and RB Cody Schrader were named Walter Camp Second-Team All-America selections Friday, the WCFF announced on the ESPN College Football Awards. This is the 134th edition of the Walter Camp All-America team, the nation's oldest college football All-America team. The Tigers put together a spectacular regular season,…
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – University of Missouri running back Cody Schrader was named the fourteenth winner of the Burlsworth Trophy at a ceremony held at Crystal Bridges Museum on Monday, December 4, 2023. The award is given to the nation's most outstanding player who began his career as a walk-on. On hand to make…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri football assistant coach Kevin Peoples was selected as one of 15 semifinalists for the 2023 Broyles Award, The Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation announced. The Broyles Award honors college football's top assistant coaches. The 57 nominees in this year's class were selected from approximately 1,500 assistant coaches…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Butkus Foundation named University of Missouri linebacker Ty'Ron Hopper as one of five finalists for the 2023 Butkus Award®. The senior from Shelby, North Carolina is joined by Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (Clemson), Edefuan Ulofoshio (Washington), Nathaniel Watson (Mississippi State) and Payton Wilson (NC State) on the finalist list. "The five finalists embody…