MIZ! 1-0!

Mizzou Football is officially BACK!

And the Tigers are one of few teams in the country (as of right now) that can say that they are 1-0.

With a 35-10 win over South Dakota, Missouri has now won 14 consecutive non-conference games at home which dates back to October 21st, 2017 — according to Mizzou’s Game Notes.

The Tigers also improved their unblemished record to 22-0 against FCS opponents since 1992 — as Jaden Lewis notes.

Some highlights: The first touchdown of the season? Brady Cook to Mekhi Miller for six.

Cody Schrader made it a 21-3 game with a TD run with 1:48 remaining in the 2nd quarter.

Let Brady Cook? Yes sir. He made it a 28-3 lead with this TD run right before the first half ended.

The last touchdown of the night? Sam Horn’s first career TD pass......to Luther Burden. He’s HIM!

And yes, I predicted Burden to score a touchdown on the PREGAMIN.

Are there question marks after this performance? Well, of course! It wasn’t all that impressive, but it’s only Week 1 — and the Tigers are 1-0. That’s all that matters. Next up is Middle Tennessee next Saturday night. 6:00 at Faurot Field.

Onto the links. M-I-Z!

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Yesterday at Rock M

• Rock M Roll Call from Karen Steger: 2023-2024 Edition
• From Josh Matejka: Five young players to watch against South Dakota
• From Sam Snelling: Missouri vs South Dakota football GameDay: info, where to watch, predictions
• Live Game Thread from Parker Gillam: Missouri opens ‘23 season against South Dakota
• Game story from Jaden Lewis: Missouri’s methodical first-half offense moves it to 1-0 with a victory over South Dakota
• From Brandon Kiley: Five Takeaways from Mizzou’s 35-10 win vs South Dakota
• COMING UP: Parker Gillam’s sidebar, Josh Matejka’s MV3 Votes, and much more from this game.

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More Links:

(STLToday)

• From Ben Frederickson: Mizzou football season includes multiple swing games but none bigger than Kansas State
• Game story from Stu Durando: Brady Cook’s big first half leads Mizzou to season-opening 35-10 win over South Dakota

(Columbia Missourian)

• From KOMU 8 Sports’ Harrison Vapnek: ‘Tiger Kickoff Show’: South Dakota at Missouri Preview
• From Kyle Pinnell: Impossible Quiz: Week 1 — South Dakota
• Forging a new era from Adam Ryerson: Missouri’s quarterback saga resumes against South Dakota
• Recapturing Week 1 magic from Wendell Shepherd Jr: Mizzou’s defense poised to dominate in 2023
• ‘I would take him anywhere in the country with me’: Inside Wease Jr.’s journey from Oklahoma to Missouri — from Brandon Haynes
• From Seth Schwartzberg: MU soccer gets shut out by Nebraska
• Game story from Adam Ryerson: Burden III, Schrader shine in Missouri’s victory in season-opener over South Dakota

(Columbia Daily Tribune)

• From Chris Kwiecinski: Mizzou football vs South Dakota live updates: Can MU start Year 4 of the Drinkwitz era 1-0? ‘
• From Calum McAndrew: Takeaways as Mizzou football handily, not spectacularly, defeats South Dakota

(Miscellaneous/Tweets)

• On Rock M Radio, Nate Edwards and Brandon Kiley reflect on Dave Matter leaving the Mizzou beat: A big thank you for all of your Mizzou coverage over at STLToday, Dave.

• Why are Nate Edwards and Brandon Kiley optimistic about this Mizzou Football season? More on Rock M Radio:

• Eli Hoff reports that these NFL scouts were in attendance last night for Mizzou vs South Dakota:

• Mizzou Soccer loses their first game of the season. 5-0 to Nebraska in Lincoln. More on MUTigers.com. Up next: at kansas on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. CST.

• On MUTigers.com, Cross Country to Begin Season Opener at the Mizzou XC Opener

• Mizzou Women’s Basketball has officially announced the addition of Winson Tam as their Head Video Coordinator. More on MUTigers.com.

• Get your tickets NOW for Mizzou Football vs Memphis at The Dome in STL!

• This is good:

• Some good dunk highlights from Mizzou Basketball practice:

• From Dennis Gates: A big thanks to Chris Oliver for spending time with the team these last few days:

• Welcome back, Kobe Brown and D’Moi Hodge!

• On Instagram: John Tonje on the Cameroon National Team
• Yeah, that’s right!

• From Mizzou Baseball’s Director of Player Development Joe Dattoli:

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