Over the last, oh, eight months, there hasn鈥檛 been a more eventful place in college football than Oxford, Mississippi.
Sure, Baton Rouge, Louisiana will stake a claim to that title for its role in one of the same sagas that affected Oxford and Ole Miss. But the Rebels take the dramatic cake here.
Zach Van Hook plans on treating it like any other Saturday.
The recent Vianney High graduate will make one small concession during what could be the biggest day of his young life.
Oklahoma Sooners Brendan Brock (10) gets a hit off a pitch by Kansas Jayhawks Dominic Voegele (12) during the NCAA Lawrence Super Regional game at Hoglund Ballpark on June 6, 2026.
Evert Nelson/The Capital-JournalView life in 最新杏吧原创 through the Post-Dispatch photographers' lenses. This week had Fourth of July festivities, parades and more.
Post-Dispatch photographersAcross the past two seasons, is there an opponent that has had Missouri鈥檚 number more than Texas A&M?
In 2024, the Aggies demolished the Tigers in College Station, essentially winning a nationally televised game by the end of the first quarter. Then in Columbia last season 鈥 albeit with true freshman Matt Zollers starting at quarterback for MU 鈥 A&M won big again, with a 38-17 rout.
Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz speaks with the media on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, during the Southeastern Conference spring meetings in Destin, Florida. (Courtesy SEC)
Ethan Erickson | Post-DispatchCOLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥 What do you call the run-up to talking season? We鈥檙e in the preamble to Southeastern Conference media days 鈥 those are about a week and a half away. That event is a preamble to fall camp, which is less than a month away. And camp, of course, is the preamble to the season itself.
So we鈥檙e still a few 鈥減res鈥 away from the 2026 football season yet, but it鈥檚 starting to feel close.
COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥 Last month, Missouri men's basketball coach Dennis Gates said he wanted one more power conference opponent for the Tigers' strengthened 2026-27 nonconference schedule.聽
This week, he reeled one in.
Missouri men's basketball coach Dennis Gates spoke to reporters prior to a 'Zou to You鈥 event at Chicken N Pickle in St. Charles on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
Lynn Worthy | Post-DispatchIt鈥檚 hard to gauge the quality of the Florida team that will visit Missouri this season on Oct. 3.
On the one hand, that Week 5 game could be a battle of 1,000-yard rushers, with UF鈥檚 Jadan Baugh racing against either Ahmad Hardy or Jamal Roberts (or both). The Gators could have a talented receiving corps, strong secondary and elite special teams unit.
Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz speaks with the media on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, during the Southeastern Conference spring meetings in Destin, Florida. (Courtesy SEC)
Ethan Erickson | Post-DispatchThere could be an air of desperation already clattering among the cowbells of Starkville when Missouri pays a visit to Mississippi State this season.
The Bulldogs, with one Southeastern Conference win in the past two seasons, have become the league鈥檚 get-right team. Remember last year when Mizzou, sans its starting quarterback, won 49-27 because its tailback rather easily ran for 300 yards?
Nov 15, 2025; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs quarterback Kamario Taylor (1) runs the ball as Missouri Tigers defensive end Zion Young (9) attempts the sack during the second half of the game at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images
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