Mizzou Links for Thursday, August 19

Mark your calendars!

Mizzou Basketball officially announced their full non-conference schedule on Wednesday. We previously knew a lot of the opponents earlier from reports, but the Tigers will start the non-con with their season opener on November 9th against Central Michigan, and they will close out their non-conference portion of their schedule in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on January 29th at Iowa State.

Here’s the full non-con slate:

Out of the 12 games total, only half of them are true home games at Mizzou Arena. And just what a Power Five non-conference schedule should look like, the Tigers have some games that should easily add to the win total, a couple of contests against mid-major opponents, and resume-building opportunities for a chance at a postseason berth. Specifically, that three-game stretch from December 11th through the 22nd — what a gauntlet. This should be quite the challenge for a new look Mizzou basketball squad.

Moving on, Tiger Style was in full effect Wednesday in Ufa, Russia at the Junior World Championships. Two Mizzou wrestlers brought home Gold Medals for the USA from the 74 KG and 92 KG weight class. A huge congrats to the freshmen, Keegan O’Toole and Rocky Elam! You can read more here at MUTigers.com.

Head Coach Brian Smith was in Russia to support O’Toole and Elam!

MIZ-USA is right. Onto the links!

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Yesterday at Rock M

• Recruiting Reset: Xavier Simmons will bring freakish athleticism to Mizzou’s linebacker corps, writes Brandon Kiley
• Devin Nicholson aims to take over spearheading the locker room, writes Parker Gillam

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More Links:

(STLToday)

• From Dave Matter: Mizzou beefs up non-conference basketball schedule

(KC Star)

• Old rivalries return on Mizzou Tigers’ nonconference men’s basketball schedule

(Columbia Missourian)

• From Anthony Kristensen: Missouri men’s basketball releases nonconference schedule
• Anthony Kristensen has the preview of Missouri soccer opening their season today against Illinois
• From Anthony Kristensen: O’Toole, Elam win gold at World Juniors
• Winning is all that matters to Robinson in transition to new position, writes Calum McAndrew

(Columbia Daily Tribune)

• From Eric Blum: Mizzou men’s basketball reveals 2021-2022 nonconference schedule

(Miscellaneous/Tweets)

• On The Big 550 KTRS, Dave Matter joined Brendan Wiese to discuss all things Mizzou, including Luther Burden decommitting from Oklahoma, Fall Camp, and the importance of the Kentucky game Week 2. Give it a listen!
• From KSDK’s Corey Miller: Here’s Jeremy Maclin on his cousin Jay.

• Huge Mizzou hoops target Mark Mitchell will announce his top schools this weekend

• SEC Network’s Cole Cubelic has Devin Nicholson at No. 5 in his Top five SEC inside linebackers for this season:

• Josh Fann of Show Me Football wrote five reasons Luther Burden will pick the Tigers
• According to Travel Leisure, they named Columbia at No. 25 as the Best Places to Live in the US!

• These never get old….from walk-on to scholarship. Huge congrats to junior offensive lineman Richard Taylor!

• Coach Pinkel stopped by to speak to the Mizzou Football team. And look at Drinkwitz taking some notes. You love to see it!

• Info for Mizzou Football Fan Night on Saturday:

• A new era gets underway with head coach Stefanie Golan. Stay tuned for Mizzou Soccer’s regular season opener tonight vs…Illinois! (Free Admission all season at Walton Stadium as well)

• The Black and Gold Volleyball match is coming up on Friday at Hearnes. Free admission!

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