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03/03/23 - Darius Robinson, rSr/2024, Missouri + More +

After Missouri football lost the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa in December, Darius Robinson didn't know what he was going to do. He was noncommittal from the podium after the game, but embraced head coach Eli Drinkwitz in the hallway afterward, knowing he might have an NFL future starting in 2023. Robinson wasn't the only one. Kris Abrams-Draine, Ty'Ron Hopper, Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Chad Bailey and more could have all gone to either the NFL, or entered the transfer portal for another school.

Instead, all those players are back. And Missouri's defense, now in coordinator Blake Baker's second season, will be expected to be even better than last year's unit. "We got to play really good ball," Robinson said. "The mistakes we made last year just can't happen anymore. I think he's made it very clear that this is a very experienced team so we have to take care of it." The Tigers return eight defensive starters from the 2022 squad. They also retained several key depth pieces and brought in veteran help at positions of need through the transfer portal. It's an experienced unit, and coaches are expecting it to act as such. Cornerbacks coach Al Pogue said the players are taking more of a leading role in Baker's second year. - Columbia Daily Tribune

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DT Darius Robinson, Missouri
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03/01/23 - TyRon Hopper, rSr/2024, Missouri + More +

Here's a scary thought for SEC offenses: Ty'Ron Hopper wasn't comfortable last year. That was the case, according to his position coach. "The great year that he had I don't think he was really comfortable," linebackers coach and co-coordinator D.J. Smith said. "Getting those calls that we have in practice he looks a little bit more comfortable, is able to pick things up a step faster and able to communicate better." After passing on the NFL draft Hopper, has added 10 pounds to his frame to hit 235 this spring, but Baker's been more impressed with Hopper's grasp of the defense and his assignments. "He's got a different demeanor about himself this spring," Baker said. "Much more business-like. I'll put it that way." - Columbia Daily Tribune

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OLB TyRon Hopper, Missouri
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01/23/23 - Jake Garcia, rSo/2026, Missouri + More +

The quarterback room at Mizzou is a little more crowded. The Tigers landed a commitment Friday from former Miami Hurricanes QB Jake Garcia, a former four-star prospect who appeared in eight games this past season. "I am very thankful for my time at Miami & the support from the Canes family," Garcia posted on social media. "Wishing the best to Cane Nation & look forward to supporting from afar. With that being said, I am so grateful for the opportunity to become a Mizzou Tiger & look forward to starting this journey!" I am very thankful for my time at Miami & the support from the Canes family. Wishing the best to Cane Nation & look forward to supporting from afar.

Garcia, a top 50 national prospect in the 2021 recruiting class, appeared in eight games this past season at Miami, throwing for 803 yards, five touchdowns and four interceptions. He entered the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday. Garcia started one game in 2022, throwing for 125 yards in a 14-12 win at Virginia. He also saw extended playing time in losses to Middle Tennessee State, Duke and Pittsburgh during coach Mario Cristobal's mostly disastrous debut season with the Hurricanes. Garcia completed 59.1% of his passes for the season. He finished with minus-75 rushing yards. He appeared in one game in 2021, throwing for 147 yards and two TDs against Central Connecticut State. He'll have three years of remaining eligibility. - Post-Dispatch

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QB Jake Garcia, Missouri
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01/15/23 - Dannis Jackson, rSr/2024, Missouri + More +

Missouri football landed a commitment from a former four-star wide receiver on Saturday, when Dannis Jackson announced his plans to join the Tigers through the transfer portal. Jackson spent his first three seasons at Ole Miss. "Committed to The Zou," Jackson said in a social media post announcing his intentions. Jackson became the second transfer receiver to commit to Missouri, following Theo Wease, previously of Oklahoma. The Tigers will hope those two, along with returning players like Luther Burden III and Mehki Miller, can help replace the production of Dominic Lovett, who led MU in receiving last season before transferring to Georgia.

Missouri wide receivers coach Jacob Peeler originally recruited Jackson for the Rebels. Jackson was rated as a four-star high school prospect out of Sumrall in Mississippi by the 247Sports composite and chose Ole Miss over a wealth of offers including Mississippi State, Arkansas and Auburn. Jackson did not play last season after entering the transfer portal in September. His best year as a Rebel came in 2021, when he had 12 catches for 244 yards and two touchdowns. - Columbia Daily Tribune

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WR Dannis Jackson, Missouri
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01/12/23 - Riley Williams, rJr/2025, Missouri + More +

The Missouri football team addressed a glaring need through the transfer portal, landing a commitment from Australian punter Riley Williams, one of the top punters at the FCS level this past season. As a freshman at Towson University, Williams ranked fourth nationally with 44.7 yards per punt and earned second-team All-Colonial Athletic Association honors. The native of Victoria, Australia, booted two 60-yarders, had 16 50-yard punts and placed 13 of his 46 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line. Williams came to Towson from Australian Catholic University, where he swam, played Australian Rules football and cricket. The Tigers must replace both of their punters from the 2022 season. - Post-Dispatch

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P Riley Williams, Missouri
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01/11/23 - Tyrone Hopper, rSr/2024, Missouri + More +

The Southeastern Conference's most-improved defense is putting the band back together for 2023. Junior linebacker Ty'Ron Hopper became the latest player to confirm he's coming back next season, the team announced Tuesday on social media. The second-team All-SEC selection led the Tigers (6-7) with 14 tackles for loss and 23 hurries this past season, his first at Mizzou since transferring from Florida last year. Hopper, who started all 13 games, finished second on the team with 78 tackles and 32 pressures and added 2.5 sacks and an interception.

Hopper is one of eight regular starters from the 2022 defense positioned to return next season, along with defensive tackles Darius Robinson and Kristian Williams, linebacker Chad Bailey, cornerbacks Ennis Rakestraw Jr. and Kris Abrams-Draine and safeties Jaylon Carlies and Joseph Charleston. The only regular starters from the end of the regular season not coming back are senior defensive ends Isaiah McGuire and D.J. Coleman and senior safety Martez Manuel. - Post-Dispatch

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DE Tyrone Hopper, Missouri
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01/08/23 - Joe Moore, rJr/2025, Missouri + More +

Arizona State defensive lineman Joe Moore III - who announced a transfer to UW on Dec. 19, and whose signing was confirmed by the program two days later - is no longer coming to Washington, an athletic department spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. The reason behind Moore's reversal remains unclear. A 6-foot-2, 245-pound junior, Moore recorded 24 tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks and a fumble recovery in 12 games with the Sun Devils this season. He added 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks in 2021.

Moore also earned portal offers from Missouri and Houston, according to 247Sports. The St. Louis product was originally ranked as a three-star recruit in the 2020 class. But the former Sun Devil - who was listed as a defensive lineman, but projected more as an edge rusher - would not have filled a need at Washington. UW edge starters Bralen Trice and Zion Tupuola-Fetui both announced returns in 2023, and senior Sekai Asoau-Afoa, junior Sav'ell Smalls, sophomore Maurice Heims and redshirt freshman Lance Holtzclaw are also slated to be back. The Huskies added sophomore Sioux Falls transfer Zach Durfee and true freshmen Jacob Lane and Anthony James last month as well. - Seattle Times

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DE Joe Moore, Missouri
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01/03/23 - Darius Robinson, rSr/2024, Missouri + More +

Missouri football defensive lineman will return to the Tigers for 2023, he announced in a social media post on Sunday. Robinson had said he was still undecided after playing in the Gasparilla Bowl on Dec. 23. Robinson's post borrowed heavily from Michael Jordan's "I'm back" press release, where Jordan announced his return to the Chicago Bulls after his hiatus to play minor league baseball.

Robinson finished last season with 3.5 sacks and 35 total tackles. The 2022 campaign ended as a career season for him, and he blossomed into a dominant force on the interior, soaking up blocks to free up defensive end Isaiah McGuire and linebacker Ty'Ron Hopper. In the Gasparilla Bowl loss to Wake Forest, Robinson moved over to defensive end in McGuire's absence. His return provides stability for the 2023 Tigers, and could further help his NFL stock. - Columbia Daily Tribune

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DT Darius Robinson, Missouri
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12/22/22 - Riley Williams, rJr/2025, Missouri + More +

2022 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: Riley Williams, Towson, P, So.,...Williams notches an all-league award in his first year of collegiate football. The Victoria, Australia native is fourth in all of FCS with 44.7 yards per punt, having 16 punts of over 50 yards and 13 punts placed inside the 20-yard line. He has a pair of 60-yard punts and averaged at least 47 yards per punt in five different games this year. - Towson Football

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P Riley Williams, Missouri
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12/20/22 - Ennis Rakestraw Jr., rJr/2025, Missouri + More +

Make that two standout cornerbacks returning to the Missouri defense in 2023. Last week Kris Abrams-Draine announced plans to come back to the Tigers next season. On Sunday, it was Ennis Rakestraw Jr.'s turn. MU and Rakestraw both announced his return plans on social media. Rakestraw and Abrams-Draine formed one of the Southeastern Conference's best cornerback tandems this season, combining for 25 pass break-ups - the most by any pair of teammates in the conference. Abrams-Draine leads the league with 13 breakups heading into Mizzou's bowl game on Friday, while Rakestraw is tied for second with 12. Both were eligible for the 2023 NFL draft and could have considered entering the NCAA transfer portal. - Post-Dispatch

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CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Missouri
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12/18/22 - Kris Abrams-Draine, Sr/2024, Missouri + More +

On Wednesday, Mizzou junior cornerback Kris Abrams-Draine confirmed he was returning to MU for the 2023 season, the team announced on its Twitter account. Abrams-Draine was among the team's NFL draft-eligible players seeking feedback from the league's College Advisory Committee. The two-year starter led the Tigers with 13 pass break-ups in 11 games this season. - Post-Dispatch

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CB Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri
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12/16/22 - CamRon Johnson, rJr/2025, Missouri + More +

2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: OG Cam'Ron Johnson, Houston, So.,...Johnson played 836 snaps for the Cougars, paving the way for three different 100-yard rushers courtesy of Tune, running back Stacy Sneed and running back Ta'Zhawn Henry. - Houston Football

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OG CamRon Johnson, Missouri
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12/03/22 - Nyles Gaddy, rSr/2024, Missouri + More +

2022 ALL-SWAC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: Defensive Lineman Nyles Gaddy, Jackson State,...Gaddy recorded 33 tackles and ranked second on the team in both sacks (6.0) and tackles for loss (10.0), with two forced fumbles, three quarterback hits, and two pass breakups. Among his top games, Gaddy made six tackles with a career-high 3.5 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss with two quarterback hits vs. Tennessee St., and recorded five tackles with one sack, two tackles for loss, and one forced fumble vs. Bethune-Cookman. - Jackson State Football

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DE Nyles Gaddy, Missouri
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11/25/22 - Brady Cook, rJr/2025, Missouri + More +

Brady Cook threw for 242 yards and a touchdown while running for 138 yards and another score, and Missouri's defense stuffed Arkansas when it mattered in the fourth quarter, allowing the Tigers to become bowl-eligible with a 29-27 victory over the Razorbacks on Saturday. Cody Schrader added 97 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Tigers (6-6, 3-5 SEC), who avenged a loss to their border rival last year and have now qualified for a bowl game in each of coach Eli Drinkwitz's first three seasons Arkansas (6-6, 4-4) had the ball twice with less than 8 minutes left and a chance to drive for a go-ahead field goal, but the Tigers forced three-and-outs both times and all but ran out the clock on their first league win in a month. The Razorbacks' KJ Jefferson threw for 205 yards with two touchdowns and an interception while also running for a score, though he was constantly harassed by Missouri's defensive front. Raheim Sanders, the league's second-leading rusher, was held to just 47 yards with a touchdown reception.

Missouri actually scored on each of its first four drives yet still trailed at halftime. That's because the Razorbacks were better at reaching the end zone. While the Tigers got touchdown runs from Schrader and Cook to cap long drives, they also had to settle for a pair of field goals from Harrison Mevis, including a chipshot after a drive stalled at the Arkansas 10 late in the first half. The Razorbacks were forced to punt twice, thanks to Missouri's ferocious pass rush, but they also got a short TD run from Jefferson and his touchdown pass to Matt Landers. And when the Razorbacks got the ball back with 5 1/2 minutes before the break, they breezed 75 yards down field and Jefferson hit Sanders out of the backfield for a 21-20 lead. The Razorbacks had a chance to retake the lead in the fourth quarter, after they'd closed to within 29-24, but they couldn't get into the end zone after first-and-goal at the Missouri 2 and coach Sam Pittman settled for another field goal. That wound up being the difference in the game. - Missouri/AP College Football

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QB Brady Cook, Missouri
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11/19/22 - Brady Cook, rJr/2025, Missouri + More +

Freezing temperatures couldn't chill Missouri on Saturday night. Brady Cook tossed three touchdown passes, Luther Burden and Cody Schrader both scored twice and the Tigers rolled to a 45-14 victory over New Mexico State. The Aggies (4-6) showed spark on their opening drive with quarterback Diego Pavia completing his first three passes for 30 yards and running back Jamoni Jones chipping in 9 yards on the ground. But the New Mexico State drive stalled at the Missouri 36 as the Tigers' defense began to impose its will, forcing seven consecutive incompletions before Pavia completed his next pass. The Tigers' offense, for a change, clicked from the opening drive. Cook led an 11-play scoring drive capped off with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Burden. The freshman receiver took the tunnel screen from Cook and hurdled a defender in reaching the end zone, putting the Tigers (5-6) on top 7-0. Cook and the offense used a more methodical approach on the team's next possession, embarking on a 17-play, 81-yard drive that ended with Cody Schrader's 2-yard touchdown run. Schrader, a senior transfer from Division II Truman State, rushed for 70 yards on 18 carries and caught four passes for 47 yards.

Cook connected with tight end Ryan Hoerstkamp for a 32-yard touchdown with 4:28 left in the second quarter and the Tigers led 21-0. The Aggies scored in the third quarter thanks to a big play from backup freshman quarterback Gavin Frakes. After an injury briefly knocked Pavia out of the game, Frakes found Eric Marsh for 21 yards on fourth-and-2 from the Missouri 40-yard line. Pavia returned to the game and two plays later he tossed a pitch on the option to tailback Star Thomas for a 10-yard touchdown run. Burden scored his second touchdown late in the third quarter, taking a pop pass on a jet sweep from Cook and weaving 14 yards into the end zone to put the Tigers on top 35-7. Cook contributed three catches for 35 yards and two scores. He also ran three times for 12 yards. Receiver Barrett Banister paced the Tigers with seven catches for 91 yards, both career highs for the senior in his sixth season with Missouri. Cook completed 19 of 27 passes for 251 yards with three touchdowns, while leading the Tigers with 71 yards rushing on seven carries. Missouri's defense even got involved in the scoring action when sophomore defensive back Daylan Carnell intercepted a pass from Pavia and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown to extend the lead to 42-7. - Missouri/AP College Football

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