Mizzou appeals 'overly harsh' NCAA sanctions
Missouri vowed to fight NCAA penalties against its football, baseball and softball programs, with athletic director Jim Sterk saying the case involved "an isolated incident within our program."
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8-5, 4th in SEC - East
Mizzou officials slam NCAA penalties as 'unjust'
University and state officials blasted the NCAA's punishment of Missouri in an academic fraud case as overly harsh.
Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer
The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions on Thursday banned Missouri's football, baseball and softball teams from competing in the postseason this year and placed the university on three years of probation as a result of academic fraud. The decision comes after a two-year investigation into allegations that a tutor improperly assisted student-athletes in completing courses and final exams.
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The 2019 Way-Too-Early Top 25
Clemson is the new king, but Alabama will be back, along with Georgia, Ohio State and Notre Dame, while a couple of teams from Texas elbow their way into the top 10.
The most important takeaway for each bowl game
Iowa held on to defeat Mississippi State, and Kentucky capped its best year since 1977 with a win over Penn State.
No. 23 Missouri's comeback falls short in Liberty Bowl (3:56)
Lock's throw reeled in with one hand by Blanton (0:37)
Lock stopped short on 4th-and-1 to seal Cowboys' victory (0:23)
Cowboys' Siverand ejected for targeting on big hit (1:08)
Missouri's Rountree motors to house on 55-yard TD (0:37)
Lock drops dime to Johnson for long Missouri TD (0:34)
Cowboys' Johnson hauls in Cornelius' 4th TD pass (0:43)
Hubbard gets to the edge on Cowboys TD (0:34)
Oklahoma State's Cornelius tosses 3rd TD pass (0:34)
Johnson makes dazzling 1-handed TD snag for Cowboys (0:31)
Lock threads needle to Gicinto for Missouri TD (0:33)
2018 SEC Standings
| East | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| Kentucky | 5-3 | 10-3 |
| Florida | 5-3 | 10-3 |
| South Carolina | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Missouri | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| Vanderbilt | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Tennessee | 2-6 | 5-7 |
| West | CONF | OVR |
| Alabama | 8-0 | 14-1 |
| Texas A&M | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| LSU | 5-3 | 10-3 |
| Mississippi State | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| Auburn | 3-5 | 8-5 |
| Ole Miss | 1-7 | 5-7 |
| Arkansas | 0-8 | 2-10 |
2018 Team Leaders
2018 Polls & Rankings
| CFP RANKINGS |
|---|
| 23 |
2019 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Bazelak | QB-PP | Signed | 82 |
| Jalani Williams | S | Signed | 80 |
| Jack Buford | OG | Signed | 80 |
| Ishmael Burdine | S | Signed | 80 |
| C.J. Boone | WR | Signed | 80 |
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Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | C. Coffman | John Mackey Award |
