The Mizzou Men’s Basketball team has set a date for the Rally for Rhyan game.

The fifth annual Rally for Rhyan game will be on Saturday, February 8th against the Arkansas Razorbacks. It will also be a gold rush game, and tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m. CT. More info here:

Missouri is a perfect 4-0 all time in Rally for Rhyan games, including a win over Arkansas.

Sticking with hoops here... while the Mizzou Women’s Basketball team is also going through a challenging season in the post-Sophie Cunningham era, here is an awesome feature on star freshman Aijha Blackwell and her journey to Mizzou. Trust me, it’s a must-watch.

“The sky is the limit for what she can accomplish,” Robin Pingeton said. Blackwell certainly has a bright future ahead.

The Mizzou football coaching staff was on the road recruiting on Wednesday with some IN-HOME visits in the state of Mississippi. Here’s Eli Drinkwitz and Marcus Johnson with defensive lineman target Dylan Spencer.

Spencer is rated as a three-star on 247Sports and a two-star on Rivals.

And here’s Eli Drinkwitz, Brick Haley, and Marcus Johnson with Mizzou commit Montra Edwards, Jr.

Let’s get to the links!

Yesterday at Rock M

• Brandon Kiley writes that Mizzou’s new coaching staff titles bring more questions than answers
• Missouri live and died by the three in loss to Texas A&M, writes Ryan Herrera
• Sam Snelling has the Study Hall after Missouri’s 66-64 loss to Texas A&M (man, this one stung)

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• Unfortunately, another Michael Porter Jr. injury update. He didn’t play Wednesday night against the Rockets with back tightness and has been ruled day-to-day.

• Former Mizzou baseball outfielder Trey Harris is a non-roster Spring Training invite with the Atlanta Braves. Congrats, Trey! However, the recent addition of StL outfielder Marcell Ozuna creates a bit of an uphill climb.

• Mizzou’s Big 12/SEC Challenge game against West Virginia on Saturday is at 11:00 a.m. CT on ESPN

• Jordan Elliott (28th) and Nick Bolton (43rd) have made Pro Football Focus’ list of the 101 best college football players in the 2019 season
• ($$) — The Athletic’s Peter Baugh projects Missouri’s defensive depth chart for the 2020 season
• And-One: Third straight loss another low point for Mizzou, writes Gabe DeArmond and Mitchell Forde (free)
• From PowerMizzou’s Pete Scantlebury: Voice of the Scantlebury: The death of a sports fan
• A LONG way to go here, but Mizzou is in the running for one of the best quarterbacks in the 2022 class; Myles Morris from Carrollton, Georgia.

• Mizzou Baseball’s first pitch dinner for the upcoming season is Friday night with special guests Randy Flores and Aaron Crow. You can register here!

• Mizzou Women’s Basketball has an alumni reunion day on Sunday, February 16th against Florida.

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