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As one Mizzou fan watched Ahmad Hardy run the footballÌý— breaking tackles while defying physics and gravity and logicÌý— the fan couldn’t help but be reminded of someone.

His son.

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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.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri football signed 19 players to its 2026 recruiting class Wednesday, closing a slow burn of a recruiting cycle with a solid, smaller batch of prospects that reflects the program’s modern approach to roster building.

As of Wednesday, the start of the early signing period, Mizzou’s recruiting class ranked 34th in the nation on 247Sports and 25th in the nation on Rivals. The Tigers sit 12th in the Southeastern Conference per 247Sports and 11th per Rivals.

Undefeated no more.

Missouri men's basketball's perfect start to the season came to an end amid its stiffest nonconference test yet Tuesday. The Tigers lost a back-and-forth game at Notre Dame 76-71.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Here comes December, college football’s messy blend of postseason, offseason and preseason.

Twelve teams will make the College Football Playoff, while a handful more are playing in conference championship games. Several dozen more will play bowl games that are more about getting an early look at next year’s contributors than anything else. Through it all, coaches will move jobs, and players will prep for the transfer portal’s Jan. 2 opening.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Who's up for a bowl game?

Missouri finished the regular season 8-4 overall and 4-4 against Southeastern Conference opponents following the Tigers' 31-17 win over Arkansas on Saturday.Ìý

Mizzou's win over Arkansas that closed out the regular season wasn't much to write home about. And at this stage of the season, there isn't a ton to learn from the advanced stats, either.

But from the effectiveness of tailback Ahmad Hardy to a lack of defensive rotation, there are still some takeaways to be had within Pro Football Focus' trove of grades and snapcounts.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — This is a tale of what happened in two football stadium tunnels 250 miles and one week apart, the story of how Missouri kept its football coach and what comes next for him.

Eli Drinkwitz went for a ride Saturday, fresh off signing a six-year, $64.5 million contract extension earlier in the week. After his Tigers beat Arkansas 31-17 for the fourth consecutive year to retain the Battle Line Trophy, he climbed aboard as defensive end Zion Young wheeled the colossal bit of collateral put on the line for each regular-season finale toward the tunnel.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — There was a moment early in the second quarter of Saturday’s regular-season finale between Missouri and Arkansas when the game looked to be slipping away from the Tigers.

It turns out that was actually the moment MU finally grasped what it needed to do to win.