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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri defensive end Zion Young was arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly driving while intoxicated.

Young, 21, was arrested by the Missouri State Highway Patrol at 1:40 a.m. Saturday in Boone County, according to the agency's online arrest log. Three charges were listed for Young: DWI, speeding and failure to properly affix a license plate.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Just like that, Missouri is looking for a new offensive playcaller.

On Friday, the Tigers lost offensive coordinator Kirby Moore to Washington State, where the three-year assistant at Mizzou is becoming a head coach for the first time.

In the weeks since Mizzou last stepped on the field and defeated Arkansas, it’s only become more clear how volatile the college football environment has become and how valuable a level of stability can be for a program.

The apparent unraveling of Michigan’s now former head coach Sherrone Moore, a saddening tale that goes well beyond the football field, serves as the latest example of how fragile even these supposed blue-blood programs have become in this current climate.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Offensive coordinator Kirby Moore has left Missouri to become the next head coach at Washington State.

Moore departs the Tigers after three seasons as the offensive playcaller, taking the first head coaching job of his career and returning to his home state. He grew up in Prosser, Washington, about two and a half hours away from the Washington State campus in Pullman.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — When it comes to coaches and making tweaks to their teams, there’s a difference between showing and telling.

A coach may say one thing but do another. Or do something but not really talk about it.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — This isn’t where Missouri men’s basketball wants to be. Can it still find its way there?

The Tigers are going back for another round of cupcakes right now, like Kevin Malone at a Dunder-Mifflin office party.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — You can start filling out your 2026 calendar now.

The Southeastern Conference unveiled its full 2026 schedule Thursday night, setting dates for the league's first season in which its teams will play nine conference games. Kickoff windows will likely be announced in the summer.

Bring your Tigers football, basketball and recruiting questions, and talk to Eli Hoff in a live chat at 11 a.m. Thursday. Scroll past the chat window for an easier-to-read version of the transcript.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — To talk about Missouri men’s basketball is to talk about free throws.

Shooting from the charity stripe is arguably the core tenet of the Tigers’ system. Getting there — or not getting there — often becomes a postgame talking point for coach Dennis Gates.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — They’re tough, folks, and getting tougher. Fun, already, and getting funner.

Buy stock now in the burgeoning enterprise that is Missouri women’s basketball under Kellie Harper. This is a team worth watching. More than that, this is a team you want to watch because these Tigers play in the way you want them to play.

So begins another college football offseason, right on the heels of the regular season.

Missouri finished 8-4 overall and 4-4 in Southeastern Conference play, a year that coach Eli Drinkwitz described as good but not great. The most noteworthy thing to come of the season was his commitment to the program moving forward.