Killian Wright

Student sports journalist and current journalism student at the University of Missouri (Class of '28).

Mizzou is 'inches' away from a leap to greatness

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Sputtering its engine to the finish line against a 2-9 Arkansas squad with no playoff implications was probably not the way Missouri – or you – imagined this season to end. You could feel disappointed, angry, sad or anything else under the umbrella of negative feelings toward the program.But let's pump the brakes.If you were told ahead of Week 1 that Matt Zollers would start two conference games, Eli Drinkwitz' name would be circulated in other head coaching job openings, both Sa...

Inside Mark Mitchell's 29-point game against SEMO: "I knew they couldn't stop me"

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri basketball scraped by Southeast Missouri State 89-84 in the Tigers' home opener, giving fans a slight scare in the process. The high-scoring affair was primarily powered by senior forward Mark Mitchell on Missouri's side, as he put up 29 points on 12-for-14 shooting, the second-highest point total of his time with the Tigers. Mitchell's done this before, such as his 31-point outburst against Alabama last season, but had yet to eclipse double-digits this season. It was ti...

Matt Zollers showed 'Fearlessness' in his heroic efforts against Vanderbilt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – True freshman quarterback Matt Zollers was thrust into the fire against the No. 10 Vanderbilt Commodores, as starting quarterback Beau Pribula suffered a game – and season-ending – ankle injury early in the second half. Zollers had played in three games prior to Saturday night, each of which were against non-Power-Four opponents. He'd totaled 75 passing yards and one touchdown while completing all six of his passes. Still, he had little experience when turned to in the biggest...

'You don't deserve this', Beau Pribula reportedly ruled out for remainder of regular season

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Missouri Tigers starting quarterback Beau Pribula has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 regular season with an ankle injury, per Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. Pribula suffered an ankle injury on a fourth-down goal line rush, which his leg was folded and crushed by a pack of Vanderbilt defenders. "Beau has no broken bones," head coach Eli Drinkwitz said. "But he did have an ankle injury that had to be popped back in."Drinkwitz also said Pribula will receive an MRI tomor...

'I'm not scared of nobody': Meet Nicholas Randall, Mizzou Basketball's enforcer

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The SEC. Only the biggest, the baddest and the meanest can last. It's anything but an easy transition for freshmen joining the league, both mentally and physically.Mizzou freshman Nicholas Randall couldn't care less. "I'm not scared of nobody," Randall told MizzouRoundtable. "I don't care if they're considered a first-round draft pick next year. I'll get on that with anybody." It's uncharacteristic for a freshman to enter the SEC with the fearlessness Randall has, but it's exactl...

Jayden Stone battled with seizures and mental health, now he's ready to give 'everything he's got'

Columbia, Mo. – Perth, Australia native Jayden Stone uprooted his life six years ago and moved over 11,000 miles for the sole purpose of playing basketball in the United States. He took a leap of faith, leaving a loving family and an excellent support system behind to chase his dreams. “When I first came over here, just a deer in headlights,” Stone said. “I didn't know what was going on. It was a real scary time.”Stone was alone in an entirely unfamiliar continent, and still just a teenager. His...

After 50 years of beatdowns, can the Missouri Tigers change the Tide?

Columbia, Mo. – Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz celebrated his 42nd birthday April 12. In all his years walking on Earth, he's never seen the Missouri Tigers beat the Alabama Crimson Tide on the gridiron. The Tigers have lost their last six matchups to the Tide by a combined score of 233-72, with the average outcome being a 32.2 point loss. It takes traveling back over half a century to find the last time Missouri took down Alabama. The 1975 Missouri season opener saw the Tigers walk into th...

Ahmad Hardy sticks out as ‘a Clydesdale amongst a bunch of Fillies’

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger claims wild horses couldn’t drag him away.
Jagger also doesn’t play college football, where a wild horse has been relentlessly dragging defenders for the last year.
Missouri’s sophomore running back Ahmad Hardy racked up 1,012 yards after contact and 93 missed tackles in 2024 and is continuing the trend in 2025, shrugging off multiple defenders with ease frequently.
“Dude is running through people like he’s a dump truck,” head coach Eliah Drinkwitz said. “I me...

Border War returns: How 150 years of Missouri-Kansas history has led to the latest chapter of a storied rivalry

Nov. 26, 2011. 5,033 days ago. 
“Hey, this is this is it for a while,” former Missouri quarterback James Franklin said. “So we better get a victory.”
Nearly 14 years ago, the Missouri Tigers squared off with the Kansas Jayhawks on the football field for the last time, ending one of the longest rivalries in sports history. 
Scratch that. Yes, this rivalry is one of the biggest in sports history, but it runs far deeper than sports. The Missouri-Kansas feud can be traced back far before Franklin, h...

‘A blessing in disguise’, Logan Muckey on his journey to beat cancer

Missouri Tigers wide receiver Logan Muckey stepped to the podium in Memorial Stadium on Aug. 19, facing a room full of reporters.
“I’ve never been up here before,” Muckey said with a smile on his face. “Feels good, though.”
He was living out his dream as a Missouri Tigers football player, one that’s been with him since his childhood. Muckey was recently elected as one of nine team captains for the upcoming season.
“It is definitely the greatest honor in my life,” Muckey said. “To be able to repr...