Posts Tagged ‘University of Missouri’
Schuck on a Truck: Mizzou AD Laird Veatch discusses bright future for MU athletics
PALMYRA, Mo. — Now a little more than 14 months into his tenure as the University of Missouri athletic director, Laird Veatch finds himself in an enviable position. The school’s two marquee sports — football and men’s basketball — have created a buzz and brought in substantial revenue from donors and supporters. The success of…
Read MoreMizzou athletic director Veatch to speak at scholarship BBQ in Palmyra on July 19
PALMYRA, Mo. — The athletic director at the University of Missouri is making a trip to Northeast Missouri to be the featured speaker at a scholarship BBQ hosted by the Great River Tigers Chapter of the Mizzou Alumni Association. Laird Veatch, who recently began his second year as the Tigers’ athletic director, will speak at…
Read MoreCrim: QND graduate Schreacke to have major hand in whether Mizzou sustains success
QUINCY — While it remains to be seen how the University of Missouri women’s basketball team will ultimately fare this season, it’s clear Abbey Schreacke will play an important role. The Quincy Notre Dame product has been impressive off the bench for the Tigers, who ran their record to 5-2 last Friday by dismantling Arkansas-Little…
Read MoreSchuck on a Truck: Abbey Schreacke discusses her freshman season with Mizzou hoops
QUINCY — Spring break is giving Abbey Schreacke the opportunity to spend some time with family and go fishing, as much as the weather permits. It doesn’t mean trips to the gym have been put on hiatus. The Quincy Notre Dame graduate has worked out at The Pit in order to be ready to help…
Read MoreSchuckman: Mizzou will play for national championship someday, right?
QUINCY — Someday, right? That’s what I keep telling myself. Following Michigan’s victory in Monday night’s national championship game, several colleagues and friends who are devout Wolverines fans took to social media to celebrate. It had been 27 years since Michigan, the winningest program in college football history, had captured a crown. So jump, shout,…
Read MoreCrim: Comeback against Florida shows Mizzou football team not destined to continue trend of disappointing finishes
QUINCY — Maybe the perception of the Missouri football program is changing. Coming off a 36-7 demolition of Tennessee after going toe-to-toe with top-ranked Georgia between the hedges, the Tigers moved up to ninth in the College Football Playoff rankings. There was talk of a New Year’s Six bowl game. They were double-digit home favorites…
Read MoreSchuckman: This bracket is sure to bust, but Mizzou in final four will always be my dream
QUINCY — There are two rules of thumb I try to follow when filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket. One, never write the name of the school to the west of Missouri on any sheet. Two, try not to pick with your heart. The first one I always accomplish. The second? I failed miserably this…
Read MoreSoutheastern’s Stephens finds right college fit close to home, commits to play hoops at Mizzou
AUGUSTA, Ill. — Tuesday’s steady rain didn’t cause Danny Stephens or his father, Jeremy, any delays in getting the fields on the family farm worked over. “We finished them (Monday),” Stephens said. “So it was good timing.” And for as much as Stephens, the Southeastern senior, feels at home on the basketball court, he feels…
Read MoreQND’s Schreacke verbally commits to play basketball at Mizzou
QUINCY — Abbey Schreacke figured Wednesday’s trip to Columbia, Mo., for an official visit with the University of Missouri women’s basketball program might end with giving Tigers coach Robin Pingeton a verbal commitment. “I was thinking about it a lot and just waiting for the right moment,” Schreacke said. It came when she learned her…
Read MoreCrim: Illinois, Mizzou searching for improvement, consistency as college football season dawns
In case you missed it, Alabama is once again the consensus pick to win the college football national championship, with Ohio State nipping at its heels, and so yawn. Sure, Georgia, Clemson and Utah have the potential to reach the four-team playoff, but the Crimson Tide are expected to avenge last season’s championship game loss…
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