Kellie Harper (right) laughs with Columbia Daily Tribune MU sportswriter Calum McAndrew (left-center) as she is introduced as MU’s new head women’s basketball coach on Monday, March 31, 2025, at Mizzou Arena. | (CAL TOBIAS/ROCK M) Are y’all ready? Mizzou Athletics introduced Kellie Harper as the fifth women’s basketball head coach in a packed to the brim Mizzou Arena … [Read more...] about What we learned from Kellie Harper’s introductory presser
Commute: A Much-Needed Win for Mizzou Softball
The Morning Commute for Tuesday, April 1 Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about Mizzou Softball. Despite handing previous No. 1 Oklahoma their first loss of the season back on Saturday, March 22nd, it has been a rather disappointing season for Mizzou Softball thus far considering the expectations. Since their win over the Sooners, Mizzou had lost four in a … [Read more...] about Commute: A Much-Needed Win for Mizzou Softball
2024 Position Postmortem: Linebackers
Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images A review of the linebacker performance for the 2024 season With the 2024 season officially over, it’s time to break down the performance of the team position by position. We’ll look at the stats for the year, the departing players, new additions, and some predictions for what we’ll see in 2025. Missouri’s linebacking corps has done … [Read more...] about 2024 Position Postmortem: Linebackers
Post Spring Football Musings
The Missouri football team have their spring practice on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at the Stephens Indoor Facility in Columbia. (MICHAEL BANIEWICZ/RockM). Honestly, I would write “takeaways” but we didn’t see enough of the team to have some takeaways. So here are some musings. Heading into the sixth season of the Eli Drinkwitz era, we have some things that are pretty … [Read more...] about Post Spring Football Musings
Frustration reigns
(From last year’s All for Alex game, but it’ll work) | Relief pitcher Marissa McCann pitches in the sixth inning against Florida on Saturday. (Cal Tobias/Rock M Nation) The Tigers had their chances in both games, but just couldn’t capitalize. GAME ONE: Missouri 0 — Ole Miss 1 With weather issues (hopefully) a thing of the past, the Missouri Tigers (18-17, 1-6 SEC), … [Read more...] about Frustration reigns