Defending SEC volleyball champion MU to face heir apparent Florida

When the Missouri volleyball team played Florida last season in Gainesville, it marked the first regular-season match between two Southeastern Conference teams ranked in the top 10 nationally since 1991.

The Tigers swept the Gators at the O’Connell Center in front of a crowd of 5,023, marking the sixth home loss for Florida Coach Mary Wise in what was then her 23rd season on the UF sideline. With Florida out of the way, the Tigers went 18-0 in SEC play and won the league title.

Maty Mauk throws 4 TDs, leads No. 20 Missouri past Central Florida

Maty Mauk says he likes to think aggressively on the field.

For another week, it paid off.

Missouri's sophomore quarterback threw four touchdown passes -- two each to Jimmie Hunt and Bud Sasser -- and passed for 144 yards to lead the 20th-ranked Tigers past Central Florida 38-10 on Saturday.

Kim Anderson tabbed Mizzou basketball coach

Kim Anderson is a former star player and longtime aide to former Missouri coach Norm Stewart. He won a Division II championship at Central Missouri this season and replaces Frank Haith, who left for Tulsa earlier this month. 

SEC power rankings: Missouri is third despite loss to Georgia

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On the first night of play in the SEC, Tennessee went to highly regarded LSU and blew out the Tigers. The next night, Missouri had its nation-best 26-game home winning streak halted by the lowest-ranked team in the conference.

Oklahoma State football: Does Mizzou make you think SEC?

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I wrote about the OSU-Missouri Cotton Bowl for the Thursday Oklahoman, how the success of Mizzou and Texas A&M in the SEC actually makes the Big 12 look good. Or at least better.

Mizzou Wins SEC East Outright With 28-21 Win Over A&M

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The score that sealed No. 5 Mizzou's Southeastern Conference Eastern Division crown fittingly came on the legs of junior TB Henry Josey, who sprinted 57 yards to the end zone to put away No. 21 Texas A&M, 28-21.  

If Franklin can play on Saturday, should he?

As the days tick down closer to Missouri's trip to face Kentucky on Saturday, it looks as if coach Gary Pinkel might have a tough decision on his hands.

Does he play quarterback James Franklin or not?

On Monday, Pinkel, whose Tigers (8-1, 4-1 SEC) are ranked eighth in the BCS standings, said Franklin could return from his shoulder injury as early as Saturday. He even thought Franklin could have played in a limited role for the Tigers in their 31-3 victory over Tennessee last week. 

Lessons from last year fueling Missouri's SEC charge; Walkthrough

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Former Missouri wide receiver T.J. Moe, who spent the final season of his college career getting pounded by healthier teams as the Tigers slogged through an injury-riddled nightmare in 2012, took to Twitter on Monday to point out this year's reversal of fortune. "Everyone told us last year that we had to have depth to play in the SEC," Moe tweeted. "Maybe someone should share that with Florida and Georgia this year."

Picnic Over, Missouri Seeks to Build Its SEC Credentials

Missouri’s schedule in September looked as if it had been generously arranged at a neighborhood cookout by Coach Gary Pinkel’s friends and neighbors, eager to see him rebound after a 5-7 campaign in 2012, his first losing season since 2004.

The Tigers breezed through Murray State, Toledo, Indiana and Arkansas State, winning by an average of 22 points against programs outside the top tier of college football.

Tigers cruise to first SEC win

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. • At first glance it was difficult to tell Missouri fans from their similarly dressed black and gold Vanderbilt counterparts leading up to Saturday night’s game in the Music City.

Once kickoff finally arrived, it wasn’t so hard to distinguish between the two teams — the Tigers’ anthracite pants notwithstanding.