— Tennessee coach Rick Barnes asked the young guys on his bench at halftime, when the fifth-ranked Volunteers were losing to struggling Missouri, what they needed to turn things around over the final 20 minutes. Dalton Knecht provided that, scoring 15 of his 17 points after the break, and a bigger lineup Barnes used out of the locker room paid …
BOSTON — Denis Grosel threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Zay Flowers in overtime, and Brandon Sebastian’s interception sealed the victory on Saturday as Boston College recovered after blowing two fourth-quarter leads to beat Missouri 41-34. “He’s like a dog with a frisbee,” said Grosel, a walk-on who took over as starter when Notre Dame transfer Phil Jurkovec injured his …
Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk will step down once a replacement is found, ending a five-year tenure that was marked by school-wide social unrest, millions of dollars in facilities upgrades and key coaching hires in football and basketball. The school said in a statement Monday that the 65-year-old Sterk had “mutually agreed” to part ways with Missouri once a nationwide …
— In each of the four seasons before coach Eliah Drinkwitz came to Missouri, the Tigers had a defined starting quarterback who, if healthy, took every meaningful snap. “I don’t think this is going to be a typical season like we’ve ever had before,” Drinkwitz said. “I’ve got to throw the ball away and just take care of the ball,” …