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09/30/2025

No. 20 Missouri (5-0, 1-0 in SEC) football celebrated its 114th homecoming weekend by toying with its opponent, controlling UMass in every facet of the game. The Tigers stomped the Minutemen for a lopsided 42-6 victory.

Heisman contender Ahmad Hardy gave Tigers fans a scare early in the contest when he limped off the field and into the injury tent. He came back into the game, hunting down defenders as if they had killed his dog. He continued his case for the nation’s top player with repeated ground attacks, bulldozing any defender between him and the endzone.

Hardy, in tandem with Jamal Roberts, tormented the Minutemen defense, while their co-star in the backfield, quarterback Beau Pribula, was the epitome of efficiency.

Roberts struck first for Missouri, rumbling his way into the endzone for the opening score of the game.

Pribula’s lone hiccup came early in the first quarter. He threw an interception while facing pressure. UMass linebacker Timmy Hinspeter returned the ball 63 yards into Tiger territory. Roberts flipped a switch, playing immaculate defense, hawking down Hinspeter to prevent the touchdown. Ultimately, the Minutemen found their way into the endzone, but Missouri blocked the point after to maintain the lead.

Following the interception, Pribula proceeded to set a Missouri record for most consecutive passes completed in a game with 21, breaking Chase Daniel’s mark of 20 from 2008. Pribula checked out of the game by the end of the third quarter, totaling 241 yards on an astounding 90% completion rate.

Roberts set up Hardy in a scoring position with a 30-yard dash down to the UMass 5-yard line. Hardy capped off the drive with his first of three touchdowns on Saturday.

Hardy notched his fifth-straight 100-yard performance and became the first player this year to eclipse the 700-yard marker for the season. He reached 130 yards for a game-high.

The methodical Missouri offense stormed its way down the field possession after possession. The Tigers commanded the game with utter dominance in time of possession — the Missouri offense held the ball for 38 minutes and 43 seconds, nearly doubling their opponents’ time.

In total, Missouri outgained UMass 521 yards to 124. Yet another aggressive defensive effort allowed the Tigers to coast to a blowout victory.

Safety Jalen Catalon totaled a team-high five tackles and recorded a pass breakup. Missouri has consistently held opponents under 100 yards in the run game with occasional struggles in passing coverage.

On Saturday, Catalon led a secondary that only surrendered 75 yards through the air to UMass starting quarterback AJ Hairston, who threw the ball 31 times. Safety Santana Banner recorded the Tigers’ lone takeaway of the evening, securing an interception to place the Missouri offense in the red zone. Missouri’s front seven continued to halt opponents in their tracks. The Minutemen only managed 19 rushing yards.

UMass is far from Missouri’s toughest test of the season. In fact, the Minutemen are likely the worst, or if you're generous, the second-worst team on the schedule. The Tigers’ caliber of opponents undergoes a 180-degree shift as they will face Alabama in two weeks. The Crimson Tide knocked off a top-5-ranked Georgia Bulldogs squad in Athens, Georgia.

Missouri enters a bye week before hosting the Tide, while Alabama takes on top-20-ranked Vanderbilt next week in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Missouri hosts Alabama at 11 a.m. on Oct. 11 in Columbia.

Brady Shanahan
Director of Missouri Athletics for KFNS FM
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09/16/2025

By: Brady Shanahan
Missouri Sports Director, KFNS FM
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No Sweat: No. 25 Missouri Overcomes the Heat and the Ragin’ Cajuns behind a Fiery Rushing Unit

A career day from Ahmad Hardy elevated Missouri (3-0) past Louisiana (1-2) for the blowout 52-10 victory.

Mizzou’s sophomore running back Ahmad Hardy broke his career record for rushing yards in a game early in the second half. Following that milestone-marking play, he barrelled down the teeth of the Louisiana defense, dragging a grown man on his back for 10 yards before running shoulder-first through a second defender, shedding both tacklers, picking up another five before getting dragged down at the Louisiana seven-yard line.

He bounced back to his feet and punched the ball into the endzone on the very next snap — his third touchdown of the game.

Though in his most impressive score, Hardy galloped 71 yards down the sideline for a dazzling touchdown, slamming the door on the team he once called his rival before relocating to Missouri this offseason.

“Every time I touch the ball, I’m thinking I’m going to score,” Hardy said in the postgame.

Through the early stages of the season, Hardy, the Louisiana Monroe running back transfer, was among the best-kept secrets in college football. Now the world has been put on notice. Hardy amassed 250 yards across 22 carries, scoring three touchdowns while averaging over 11 yards per attempt.

Hardy, a true sophomore, ran roughshod on the Ragin’ Cajuns — a familiar foe. In his freshman season as a member of the Warhawks, Hardy ran for 172 yards against Louisiana.That marked Hardy’s final game with ULM — a loss.

“Last season, they beat us [UL Monroe] by 14 points, so I was telling the guys this was a little personal, so I wanted to beat them,” Hardy said about Louisiana. “I wasn’t really focused on the yards. I just wanted to beat them, so that's what happened.”

A few weeks before that stellar showing for ULM, Hardy set his previous career best mark of 206 yards in a single game against Marshall. His latest Saturday afternoon eruption in the ground game shatters that last mark

Given the harsh environment, the accomplishment is that much more impressive. Under the blistering sun, the turf reached a sweltering temperature of 176 degrees by the game’s end, according to Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz.

Whoever was watching the game could be convinced that the Tigers were the ones to set the field ablaze. Combined, the Mizzou rushing attack totaled 427 of the team’s 606 yards of offense on the day. In contrast, Louisiana only managed 117 rushing yards and an abysmal four passing yards in the outing.

Last week, co-starting running back junior Jamal Roberts led the team in rushing, adding 143 yards in the win over Kansas. On Saturday, he added 46 yards on the ground and one reception for a 39-yard touchdown. However, in the postgame, Drinkwitz mentioned that Roberts was struggling with cramps due to the heat.

With Roberts out and the Tigers shutting down Hardy just after his final touchdown, they called on the next man up — freshman back Marquise Davis had himself a day in just his third game as a Tiger. Davis took the bulk of the carries in the second half, getting 20 total touches by the game’s end. He finished second on the team in rushing yardage with 113, eclipsing the century mark for the first time in college while also scoring his second touchdown of the year.

“Marquise and [Brendan] Haygood are going to be really, really bright spots for us in the future,” Drinkwitz said. “They just have to believe in their development. They’ve got a really good back in front of them, but they’re going to get their opportunities too.”

The talented running back depth is a testament to position coach Curtis Luper — a running back guru of sorts. He is the mastermind behind All-SEC honoree Mizzou running backs Larry Rountree III, Tyler Badie and Cody Schrader. Hardy appears to be Luper’s most recent success story.

“He pushed every day,” Hardy said about Luper. “We come to work every day, and we come to work for him every day.”

Hard mentioned wanting to carry the momentum of the Tigers’ win into next week when Missouri plays South Carolina.

“We have relentless effort,” Hardy said. “It doesn’t matter if we play Kansas, South Carolina or the next, we come in, we try to win, we try to get better every day.”

Missouri hosts South Carolina for the latest installment of the Mayor's Cup on September 20 in Columbia.

09/09/2025

It’s Beau Time: Missouri football defeats Kansas

Mizzou’s star in the making. Beau Pribula comes up big in Border War victory.
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Missouri Sports Director for KFNS FM

Nearly a decade and a half in its grave, the resurrection of the Kansas-Missouri Border War Rivalry proved exactly why these adversaries need to play each other every single year—deep roots between the neighboring states, dating back to before Kansas gained statehood in 1861, make this rivalry perhaps the most real and gritty feud in all of college sports.

The two schools didn’t face off on the gridiron until 1891; however, the hatred between the schools and states as a whole stems from violent conflicts such as Bleeding Kansas, the Sacking of Osceola and the Pottawotomie Massacre in the years leading up to the Civil War.

The two sides have not forgotten the bloodshed—each faceoff turns the football field into a battlefield. However, in 2012, the oldest rivalry west of the Mississippi came to an end with Missouri’s departure from the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference.

A decade-plus removed from the last encounter, there is no love lost. In a matchup 14 years in the making, both sides left it all out on the field as the No. 25 Missouri Tigers (2-0) claimed victory at Faurot Field in Memorial Stadium, conquering the visiting Kansas Jayhawks (2-1) in a triumph that looks to fuel the Tigers beyond Week 2 of the college football season.

Do you know Beau?

After an entire offseason wrapped up in a quarterback battle, Penn State junior transfer Beau Pribula claimed sole QB1 duties after third-year Missouri quarterback Sam Horn went down with an injury in Week 1 against Central Arkansas.

Despite spending three full seasons in State College, the Pennsylvania native marked his first-ever collegiate game as a full-time starter in Saturday’s contest—an incredible showing it was to prove his belonging as a starting quarterback in the SEC.

Pribula amassed 334 yards and three touchdowns on a 77% completion rate and, most importantly, helped the Tigers to the 42-31 win.

The Jayhawks nearly spoiled Pribula’s breakout performance before it got started. He fumbled away the Tigers’ momentum in the first quarter, coughing up the ball, which led to a Kansas scoop and score, crucial to a 21-point Jayhawk swing. Beau seemed jittery, lacking composure in the pocket as he and the Tigers found themselves in a 21-6 deficit entering the second quarter..

Ironically, composure was Beau’s message to his team throughout the week's practice.

“My main message to the team this week was to bounce back when we face adversity,” Pribula said in the postgame press conference.

After the game, Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz acknowledged how Beau, in true leader fashion, listened to his own words.

“Great leadership on the sidelines,” Drinkwitz said. “Beau talked about this yesterday after practice to our team. We’re going to face some things we haven’t faced before. We’re going to have to respond. Beau did that after the fumble.”

While facing the steep deficit, Pribula settled into the pocket and found his targets, fitting the ball through narrow windows to lead the Tigers’ comeback charge. After tying up the score at 21 points apiece before halftime, Pribula seemed poised to put the game to bed.

The two rivals dueled back and forth in the second half, trading scores, with Kansas holding a late lead in the fourth quarter. With the game on the line, the Missouri offense converted two game-deciding fourth-down conversions on the Tigers’ go-ahead drive.

Pribula dropped back in the pocket on fourth-and-seven from the KU 46-yard line, trailing by three points. With a defender quickly closing in, he fired a strike down the middle to Kevin Coleman Jr for the first down, keeping the Tigers alive.

Coleman, a Mississippi State transfer, finished the day with a game-high 124 receiving yards on 10 catches, including his first touchdown with the Tigers. He spoke on his connection with Pribula.

“Once we got here in January, me and Beau got together and we knew there would be types of moments in big games we have to overcome,” Coleman said.”We’re two hard-working guys, two guys that just want to be perfect all the time. We work for perfection.”

The Tigers ultimately took the final lead of the game with Missouri facing another fourth down on that same drive. Fourth-and-one with under five minutes to play, Pribula found his tight end, Brett Norfleet, in the flat. Norfleet, a Missouri native, took the ball 27 yards for the touchdown.

This marked Norfleet’s second score of the day, both being game-altering plays to help Missouri to the win. He finished the game with seven receptions for 76 yards.

“I feel like he’s done a great job being our QB, and I’m super excited to see where it goes,” Norfleet said.

If this is the type of quarterback performance Mizzou can expect to see every week, the Tigers are in a position to make some noise in 2025.

“There’s a lot to improve on, but in the biggest moments, in the toughest times on fourth down, he was nails,” Drinkwitz said about Pribula.

As of Week 2 of the college football season, Pribula is among the top-performing quarterbacks in the country, with On3 naming Pribula as the top quarterback in the SEC to this point in the season.

Pribula and Mizzou will next be in action at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Memorial Stadium.

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08/15/2025

🚱 Boil Water Advisory – Effective Immediately 🚱 The City of Saint Charles is issuing a boil water advisory for all residents and businesses out of an abundance of caution.

💧 Until further notice, please boil all water for consumption for at least 3 minutes, then allow it to cool before use. This includes water used for:

Drinking

Making ice

Brushing teeth

Washing dishes

Preparing food

🚿 You do not need to boil water for bathing, showering, or laundry.

🌱 Please conserve water during this time. Avoid non-essential usage like irrigation to help maintain supply for everyone.

🧪 Water samples are being collected for lab testing. The advisory will remain in effect until results confirm the water is safe. We expect an update within 36–48 hours and will notify the public immediately once lifted.

Thank you for your cooperation and support as we work to restore safe water service.

08/12/2025

07/27/2025

Elsberry Flood Relief – We Need Your Help! Severe flooding struck Elsberry this morning, leaving families displaced and homes devastated. The community we serve through our Food Pantry in Elsberry will be in greater need than ever.

We are collecting urgent donations to support immediate and ongoing needs: Food, Bottled Water, Cleaning Supplies, and Hygiene Products

📦 Drop-off Location: Our St. Charles office is accepting donations during regular business hours (Mon-Fri, 8:30am - 4:30pm at 4116 McClay Rd.). Let’s come together to provide comfort, care, and community.

Every contribution brings relief and hope. Please share this post and help us spread the word.

To make a contribution visit https://donorbox.org/jacares-donation or mail a contribution to The Care Service.

07/22/2025

Heaven just got a lot louder!! 🔊

It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love.

We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.

Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis

05/08/2025

04/24/2025

Me n my Buds 😎

Thank you to Missouri Wild Alchemy for lending me some Budtenders today!! We talked 420, shop specials, and our favorite types of THC 😮‍💨

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04/10/2025

Rick Shroeder and Michael Mauer are in studio 100.7 THE VIPER to promote 2 great fundraising events for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. A Bourbon Raffle with The Rack House Kitchen Wine Whiskey and The Anna's Flying Pigs Pickleball tournament at Chicken N Pickle. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1016623737967?aff=oddtdtcreator

03/21/2025