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What's it like in Faurot Field's new north end zone? Inside Mizzou's lofty premium spaces

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What's it like in Faurot Field's new north end zone? Inside Mizzou's lofty premium spaces

COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥 Two years ago, this view didn鈥檛 exist. One year ago, it barely did. Maybe this vantage point was possible to find by balancing on the right steel beam.

Now, there鈥檚 a cushy chair, a cupholder and a brand-new vista looking right down the length of Faurot Field.

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Tour of new Memorial Stadium鈥檚 north endzone suites and field

Missouri鈥檚 updated north end zone at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo., includes premium suites, pictured Aug. 31, 2026. After two years of construction, the section鈥檚 upgrades are complete.

Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
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Tour of new Memorial Stadium鈥檚 north endzone suites and field

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Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
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Tour of new Memorial Stadium鈥檚 north endzone suites and field

The white "rock M" is reinstalled in the new north end zone after two years of construction on the section at the University of Missouri鈥檚 Memorial Stadium on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Columbia, Mo.

Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
Tour of new Memorial Stadium鈥檚 north endzone suites and field

Painted rocks are scattered among the white rocks that make up the 鈥楳鈥 on the north endzone at the University of Missouri鈥檚 Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo., on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. New premium suites and seating in the endzone are complete after two years of construction.

Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
Tour of new Memorial Stadium鈥檚 north endzone suites and field

A view of the newly constructed north end zone with the reinstalled white rock "M" at the University of Missouri鈥檚 Memorial Stadium on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Columbia, Mo.

Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
Tour of new Memorial Stadium鈥檚 north endzone suites and field

The new north end zone at Missouri鈥檚 Memorial Stadium, pictured Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, is complete after two years of construction and features the white 鈥渞ock M鈥 just beyond the field.

Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
Tour of new Memorial Stadium鈥檚 north endzone suites and field

Sarah Higgins, 最新杏吧原创-based food content creator, takes a photo of the new north endzone build at the University of Missouri鈥檚 Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo., on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. After two years of construction, the section is complete.

Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
Tour of new Memorial Stadium鈥檚 north endzone suites and field

Missouri鈥檚 updated north end zone at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo., includes premium suites, pictured Aug. 31, 2026. After two years of construction, the section鈥檚 upgrades are complete.

Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
Tour of new Memorial Stadium鈥檚 north endzone suites and field

Laird Veatch, director of athletics, speaks to the press about the new north endzone premium suites and construction at the University of Missouri鈥檚 Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo., on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. After two years of construction, the section is complete.

Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
Tour of new Memorial Stadium鈥檚 north endzone suites and field

Members of the media fill an area on the third level where premium-access fans can get food and drinks in the new north endzone construction at the University of Missouri鈥檚 Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo., on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. After two years of construction, the section is complete.

Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
Tour of new Memorial Stadium鈥檚 north endzone suites and field

Food items are showcased at the field-level suite where premium access fans can get food and drinks at the University of Missouri鈥檚 Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo., on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026.

Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
Tour of new Memorial Stadium鈥檚 north endzone suites and field

A view of the newly constructed north endzone with the reinstalled white rock "M" at the University of Missouri鈥檚 Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo., on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026.

Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
Tour of new Memorial Stadium鈥檚 north endzone suites and field

A view of the newly constructed north endzone with the reinstalled white rock "M" at the University of Missouri鈥檚 Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Mo., on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026.

Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
Photos: Mizzou football stadium's new end zone suites and renovation

Photos: Mizzou football stadium's new end zone suites and renovation

The University of Missouri-Columbia provided a media tour of the newly constructed north endzone, featuring the reinstalled white rock 鈥楳鈥 at …

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Czech composer Julius Fucik was the bandmaster of the Austro-Hungarian Army and feeling inspired by an 1895 novel that had described Roman gladiators with great reverence. Fucik also liked toying with chromatic scales. He married those concepts with the composition of 鈥淓ntrance of the Gladiators.鈥

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Mizzou men鈥檚 basketball star Mark Mitchell set for surprise return to Tigers

COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥 Missouri men鈥檚 basketball star Mark Mitchell appears poised to return to the program for the 2026-27 season after enrolling Monday at the university.

Mitchell鈥檚 surprise comeback will be his fifth season, made possible through a court order granting him eligibility.

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Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz speaks with the media on Saturday, August 29, 2026, ahead of the Tigers' season opener vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff. (Video by Mizzou Network, used with permission of Mizzou Athletics)

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How to watch Mizzou Tigers football vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: TV, live stream, game time

Mizzou eases into its 2026 football season on Thursday night vs. a lower-division foe, a game most likely to be decided before halftime.

The No. 25 Tigers host聽Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-0) at 7 p.m. Thursday night in Columbia, Missouri.

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Almost 50 former Mizzou football players are still on college rosters. Where are they now?
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Almost 50 former Mizzou football players are still on college rosters. Where are they now?

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Ask Hoff: Is anyone to blame for Mark Mitchell (potentially) playing for Kentucky?
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Ask Hoff: Is anyone to blame for Mark Mitchell (potentially) playing for Kentucky?

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Meet the 2026 Mizzou football team: Complete depth chart projection and analysis
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Meet the 2026 Mizzou football team: Complete depth chart projection and analysis

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Jul 20, 2026; Tampa, FL, USA; Missouri Tigers offensive lineman Cayden Green (70) speaks to the press during SEC Football Kickoff Media Day at the Tampa Marriott. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images
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5 takeaways from Mizzou football camp: QB variance, stable O-line, athletic defense

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2026 Mizzou football schedule

锘緿补迟别 Opponent Time/Result TV/Game coverage
Thursday, Sept. 3 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 54-14 Game coverage
Friday, Sept. 11 at Kansas W, 38-21 Game coverage
Saturday, Sept. 19 vs. Troy 6 p.m. SEC Network Plus
Saturday, Sept. 26 at Mississippi State 6:45 p.m. SEC Network
Saturday, Oct. 3 vs. Florida 2:30-7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10 vs. Texas A&M 11 a.m.-noon
Saturday, Oct. 17 at Mississippi 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 31 at Arkansas 2:30-7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7 vs. Texas 11 a.m.-noon
Saturday, Nov. 14 at Georgia 2:30-7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. Kentucky 5-7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 28 vs. Oklahoma 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Worthy: Here鈥檚 why this Mizzou football season may be a pleasant surprise

Optimism in the face of uncertainty. That鈥檚 the best way description I can offer for my outlook on this coming University of Missouri football season, the seventh under head coach Eli Drinkwitz and one that figures to test the overall depth and developmental chops of the program.

Drinkwitz鈥檚 comment at the start of fall camp feels like theme for this season.

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Worthy: So the Power 4 conferences can take a stand and hold their ground?
Lynn Worthy

Worthy: So the Power 4 conferences can take a stand and hold their ground?

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Worthy: Here鈥檚 why Matthew Liberatore鈥檚 struggles don鈥檛 take him out of rotation mix for 2027
Lynn Worthy

Worthy: Here鈥檚 why Matthew Liberatore鈥檚 struggles don鈥檛 take him out of rotation mix for 2027

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Worthy: City SC finds unique way to entertain and provoke fans during unbeaten streak
Lynn Worthy

Worthy: City SC finds unique way to entertain and provoke fans during unbeaten streak

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Cayden Green out for Mizzou opener as Tigers name 2026 captains

COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥 There鈥檚 a fairly longstanding tradition here at the University of Missouri that involves students, well, streaking across the quad at the center of the campus. Now, Mizzou has a second kind of streaking going.

That would be the streak of consecutive sellouts of MU football games, a run that will continue into the 2026 season. The Tigers鈥 Thursday opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff has sold out as of Saturday, coach Eli Drinkwitz said, extending the streak to 21 games in a row with a full Memorial Stadium.

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Missouri Tigers football fall practice

Missouri offensive lineman Cayden Green participates in fall football practice Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at Stephens Indoor Facility in Columbia, Mo.

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Almost 50 former Mizzou football players are still on college rosters. Where are they now?
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Almost 50 former Mizzou football players are still on college rosters. Where are they now?

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Ask Hoff: Is anyone to blame for Mark Mitchell (potentially) playing for Kentucky?

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Meet the 2026 Mizzou football team: Complete depth chart projection and analysis
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Worthy: So the Power 4 conferences can take a stand and hold their ground?

Just when I started to wonder how history might reflect upon this time in United States history and the way the uncertainty in college sports destabilized our entire society and caused an epic paradigm shift in the American way of life, something close to divine intervention took place.

Out of nowhere, the major conferences did something unbelievable and awe-inspiring. They finally decided to assert control and handle their business.

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