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Mizzou Football Offers Miami Transfer Elias Rudolph; The Buzz, Sunday, April 20, 2025
The Missouri Tigers made an offer to former Miami edge rusher Elias Rudolph, who officially entered the transfer portal Friday. Rudolph posted the offer to his account on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Rudolph does have a connection to the Missouri coaching staff, with Derek Nicholson becoming Missouri’s linebacker coach in January after spending last season as Miami’s co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
Rudolph was rated as a four-star prospect out of high school, and rated by 247Sports as the 26th best edge rusher in the class of 2024.
He appeared in three games in his true freshman season with Miami. Rudolph hasn’t publicly shared any other schools to offer him through the transfer portal, but his commitment out of high school came down to Miami, Pitt and Michigan.
Missouri has a deep edge group, but has lost two depth pieces through the spring window of the transfer portal thus far, with both Eddie Kelly Jr. and Jahkai Lang departing the program.
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• Gymnastics finished in third place in the NCAA Finals – RECAP
• Track and field: Two Missouri athletes claimed first in events on Day 2 of the Virginia Challenge. Callan Saldutto earned first in men’s javelin with a 75.52m throw. Valentino Barrios Bornacelli won the women’s javelin with a 52.99m throw.
• Missouri guard Tamar Bates made the Portsmouth Invitational All-Tournament team. He averaged 16.3 points per game in the combine tournament.
The All Tournament Team from the 71st annual PIT. pic.twitter.com/Dl1kmYOpQ5
— P.I.T. (@PIT_Basketball) April 20, 2025
• Missouri quarterback Brady Cook made an appearance at the St. Louis City MLS game Saturday night.
Brady Cook delivered tonight’s match ball #Mizzou #AllForCITY pic.twitter.com/4ULIWY2V74
— Grace Ybarra (@gnybarra) April 20, 2025
• Former Missouri kicker Harrison Mevis has been off to a strong start in the UFL with the Birmingham Stallions. He went 3/3 on field goal attempts in a game Saturday, including a make from 50 yards. His three makes were crucial, as the Stallions only won by seven points.
FROM 50 YARDS pic.twitter.com/ixCuFtoBiZ
— B2B2B CHAMPION STALLIONS 🏆🏆🏆 (@USFLStallions) April 20, 2025
• In the same game, former Missouri wide receiver Keke Chism caught four passes for 35 yards for the Houston Roughnecks.
Free play and converted! 💪 pic.twitter.com/tMSChxruB9
— Houston Roughnecks (@XFLRoughnecks) April 20, 2025
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New details are emerging in the death of a woman whose body was found on Hollywood Beach the day after Christmas.
Police say 56‑year‑old Heather Asendorf was discovered by a passerby. People who frequent the beach say she was a familiar sight at the bandshell near Margaritaville, where she danced most nights in brightly lit shoes.
Harrison, a frequent visitor who did not want to give his last name, said he saw her nearly every day.
“She was very friendly, polite. She loved to dance,” he said.
Suspect arrested four days later
Four days after she was found, Hollywood police arrested 28‑year‑old Brandon McCray and charged him with sexual battery, kidnapping, and battery by strangulation.
McCray was taken into custody at a Hollywood motel off Federal Highway. His permanent address is listed in Coconut Creek, where no one answered the door when approached for comment about his arrest.
Police are still working to determine how Asendorf’s path crossed with McCray’s.
Tributes pour in from friends
Tributes for Asendorf are pouring in, especially from the annual State College Townie Reunion community in central Pennsylvania, where she had deep roots.
Among the messages shared:
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“A beautiful friend forever in our hearts.”
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“Unforgettable. A sweet soul.”
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“I still can’t wrap my mind around this one. She was so amazing.”
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“One of our shining stars has left the stage.”
Investigation remains active
Hollywood police say their investigation is ongoing, and McCray could face additional charges as detectives continue to piece together what happened.
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Mississippi football’s Nick Cull avoided an ejection during the College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl semifinal on Thursday, Jan. 8.
As Malachi Toney reeled in a catch from Carson Beck at the Miami 49 in the first quarter, he was hit by Cull in a helmet-to-helmet collision. Right away, the officials flagged Cull for targeting, with both Toney and Cull staying down on the field with an injury.
After officials reviewed the play, the call on the field was overturned, as the officials determined that Cull did not launch and the collision seemed to be incidental. Replay assistant Matt Austin concurred with the call on the field.
The play had a major impact on the game as well. If the call had been upheld, Miami would have had the ball at the Ole Miss 34-yard line with a chance to expand its 3-0 lead. However, a few plays later, the Hurricanes were forced to punt from the 49-yard line.
On the first play of the second quarter, Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacey scored on a 73-yard run to give the Rebels a 7-3 lead.
Because he was not called for targeting, Cull was not ejected from the game, which means Ole Miss will have him for the remainder of the game, if he can clear the concussion protocol. He was in the tent following the play.
Cull has 15 total tackles and three pass deflections this season for the Rebels.
Meanwhile, Toney went to the medical tent briefly for the Hurricanes, but returned to the game.
A crash involving an unmarked Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office vehicle was reported in Northwest Miami-Dade on Thursday morning, and the morning commute was impacted as a result.
Few details have been released, but the crash was reported in the area of Northwest 79th street and Interstate 95.
Video from the scene showed that the vehicles had heavy damage.
The sheriff’s office said the crash also involved a civilian vehicle, and no injuries were reported.
No other information was released.
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