Missouri Tigers

Nick Saban only SEC coach to vote against eight-game league slate

2013-05-30 10:21:00

Nick Saban has been called “the devil himself” by one rival coach and “Nicky Satan” by another. The Alabama coach is also way ahead of hell’s curve on most matters involving college football — and he’s got...

NCAA Tournament: Colorado State topples Missouri, 84-72

2013-03-21 21:05:00

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Dorian Green scored 17 of his 26 points in the first half and eighth-seeded Colorado State used good shooting and great rebounding to run away from No. 9 Missouri, 84-72, on Thursday night in the NCAA tournament. Green, who went...

Mississippi, no joke, makes a big splash on football signing day

2013-02-06 19:43:00

The Southeastern Conference conducted its annual player draft Wednesday in advance of winning its eighth straight national title next season. There's nothing like national SEC signing day, with other conferences participating the way the Washington...

Despite its record, Georgia Tech poses problems for USC

2012-12-07 17:12:00

Unbuckling the mailbag: Question: Imagine how USC fans are going to feel after a 6-7 Georgia Tech team wins the game. Larry Diaz Answer: How could USC fans feel any worse? The Trojans were picked to win the national title, lost five times and have...

USC and Notre Dame prove that football rankings can be wacky business

2012-11-28 18:00:00

Notre Dame began the season unranked in the Associated Press media poll and is now No. 1; USC started No.1 and is now unranked. Oops, sorry, and welcome to my jungle. Pro pundits can pick the New York Giants to win the Super Bowl and still be right when...

College football TV lineup for Saturday

2012-11-22 20:20:00

MORNING Georgia Tech (6-5) at No. 3 Georgia (10-1) 9 a.m., ESPN Kids spilled into the streets of Athens, Ga., after Stanford's win over Oregon put Georgia on a controls-its-own-destiny track to this year's national title game. But the Bulldogs...

The Times' top 25 college football teams

2012-11-14 18:25:00

The Southeastern Conference, taken out of the national title hunt for as long as three non-SEC teams keep winning, mostly takes the week off as it openly cheers for upsets of Oregon, Kansas State and Notre Dame. SEC schools bully up to play seven 1-AA...

Texas A&M's speed bottles up a slow Tide

2012-11-10 20:22:00

Everyone wondered what a team like Oregon would do if it met Alabama on a field that could also serve as a laboratory beaker. Would Oregon's up-tempo offense fizzle when mixed with Alabama's bone-crushing defense, or explode like Mentos combined with...

Saturday's college football TV lineup

2012-10-12 00:00:00

Break out the chips and cold drinks, but let Chris Dufresne handle the remote. Each Friday, the Times' national college football writer handicaps what's worth watching, and skipping, on Saturday's menu of games. MORNING No. 15 Texas (4-1) vs. No. 13...

USC vs. USC? U Simply Can't find a football rivalry … so far

2012-10-13 15:40:00

Unbuckling the mailbag: Question: USC vs. The USC: What's it going to take to have a real rivalry going? Greg Diamond Los Angeles Answer: Let's go right to the expert in this field, Clemson Coach Dabo Swinney. I think everyone would agree he has no...

Handicapping the season's first BCS standings

2012-10-13 00:00:00

There is one problem in trying to project Sunday's first release of the Bowl Championships Series standings: That problem is Saturday. The games could substantially alter all pre-standings prognostications. There would be no huge controversies if the...

Play it forward: Week ahead in college football

2012-10-08 00:00:00

Five things to watch this week in college football. 1. Rise and shine. It's always better when Texas playing Oklahoma in the annual Texas State Fair game at the Cotton Bowl is a top-five matchup with national-title implications. We'll have to settle this...

Record: 23-10. How they got here: At-large bid. Strengths: All-SEC guard Phil Pressey sets the tone for the Tigers. Forward Laurence Bowers and guard Jabari Brown are nice complements. Weaknesses: The Tigers were red hot at home but posted a 2-7 record on the road in SEC play.

2013-03-15 00:00:00

OMAHA, NE - MARCH 16: Brandon Wheeless #24 of the Norfolk State Spartans celebrates after they won 86-84 against the Missouri Tigers during the second round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at CenturyLink Center on March 16, 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty

2012-03-16 00:00:00

Matt Pressey #3 of the Missouri Tigers battles Michael Cobbins #20 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys for a rebound during the NCAA Big 12 basketball tournament quarterfinals at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

2012-03-08 00:00:00