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Here’s what the Missouri football quarterback room looks like heading into fall camp
Who will make the All-SEC Team Offense?
Who will make the All-SEC Team Offense?
It won’t be for a starter, but there will be somewhat of a quarterback competition in Columbia, Missouri, this upcoming fall.
No, Brady Cook will not be involved. The Missouri football starting QB is back for a third straight year, and he is running essentially uncontested. But the Tigers do still have to settle on a backup, with one transfer, a walk-on, a freshman and an in-house option in the running, for now.
Cook recovered from offseason shoulder surgery after the 2022 season, won Missouri’s starting job for the second year running and proceeded to throw for 3,317 yards and 21 touchdowns over the course of the 2023 campaign, which he capped by securing Cotton Bowl offensive MVP honors in a win over Ohio State.
The main question this fall camp, as Cook returns as the unchallenged starter in his final year of eligibility, is about the depth behind him.
Here is how Missouri’s quarterback room looks heading into preseason practices. Every scholarship player and any notable walk-on is mentioned:
The options for Missouri football at quarterback
Starter: Brady Cook, sr.
Reserves: Drew Pyne, so.; JR Blood, sr.; Brett Brown, so.; Aidan Glover, fr.; Sam Horn (out), so.
Drew Pyne transferred to Missouri in the spring from Arizona State, where he began the 2023 season as a starter before suffering an injury. He started his career at Notre Dame, where he started 10 games in 2022 and threw for 2,021 yards, 22 touchdowns and six interceptions.
That’s a good backup to have on the roster, if he goes ahead and secures the No. 2 spot. He did not go through spring camp with the Tigers, which is a setback, but he is by far the most accomplished QB not named Brady Cook on the roster and available to play.
Last season’s backup, Sam Horn, is likely sidelined for the entire season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in the spring.
JR Blood, the older brother of promising sophomore MU wide receiver Daniel Blood, transferred in as a preferred walk-on from Southern, joining fellow walk-on Brett Brown and freshman recruit Aidan Glover, who is a three-star prospect out of Tennessee and in camp looked more like a long-term project than a serviceable SEC backup as a rookie.
The upside
Cook has two full years of starting experience at the same team under his belt, which not many teams in the league can boast. Indeed, here is who can: Ole Miss (Jaxson Dart); Texas (Quinn Ewers); and Mizzou.
That’s a good recipe for offensive success.
Here’s another couple: Cook has all seven of his top pass-catchers from last season, including the likely future NFL first-rounder Luther Burden III. Mizzou has three starters back from last year’s offensive line and added two top-200 available transfers, SMU’s Marcus Bryant and Oklahoma’s Cayden Green, to plug the remaining gaps.
If you could draw it up, that’s about what it would look like.
One question or concern
Are the Tigers prepared if Cook is forced to spend time on the sideline?
It’s the doomsday scenario, but one worth discussing. In the interest of hypotheticals: The Tribune expects Missouri to turn to Pyne if Cook does spend any time off the field.
With Horn, Missouri had a player who had at least gone through a season under offensive coordinator Kirby Moore’s scheme. Now, it would be forced to turn to a player without a live snap in a Mizzou jersey.
Pyne has plenty of experience in college football, but it would still be a season-altering change if his number is called.
Needs for team success?
The schedule, talent level and the expanded format of the College Football Playoff all make a meaningful December game very possible for Mizzou.
To get there, Cook has to take the next step. A costly fourth-quarter interception against Georgia, when the Tigers were at midfield, driving and in a one-score contest, may have cost MU a shot at heading to the SEC Championship game. Similarly, some untimely picks against LSU midseason didn’t help as Mizzou suffered its first loss of the year.
The starter has shown he can get it done. You need only look at Missouri’s last quarter of competitive football — a 14-point, Cotton Bowl-clinching 15 minutes against Ohio State in which Cook was picture perfect — to see that he can.
Now, it has to be Texas A&M; or Alabama; or Oklahoma in the regular season.
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Kansas City, Missouri, police investigate deadly shooting at 4th and Holmes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Homicide detectives in Kansas City, Missouri, were called to the scene of a deadly shooting Saturday morning.
Just before 7 a.m. Saturday, police received a reported shooting call near E. 4th Street and Holmes Street.
When officers arrived, they located an adult male in the street who had been shot.
Paramedics transported the victim to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
A police spokesperson said detectives believe the victim had an interaction with one or more suspects in a vehicle when one of the suspects opened fire, striking the victim.
The spokesperson said the incident happened in an area with several apartment residences – detectives are interviewing potential witnesses for additional information.
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If you have any information about a crime, you may contact your local police department directly. But if you want or need to remain anonymous, you should contact the Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers Tips Hotline by calling 816-474-TIPS (8477), submitting the tip online or through the free mobile app at P3Tips.com. Depending on your tip, Crime Stoppers could offer you a cash reward.
Annual homicide details and data for the Kansas City area are available through the KSHB 41 News Homicide Tracker, which was launched in 2015. Read the KSHB 41 News Mug Shot Policy.
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Missouri Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 winning numbers for May 8, 2026
The Missouri Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at May 8, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Mega Millions numbers from May 8 drawing
37-47-49-51-58, Mega Ball: 16
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 3 numbers from May 8 drawing
Midday: 4-6-2
Midday Wild: 6
Evening: 1-3-0
Evening Wild: 6
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from May 8 drawing
Midday: 1-1-1-9
Midday Wild: 3
Evening: 8-8-9-9
Evening Wild: 8
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash Pop numbers from May 8 drawing
Early Bird: 13
Morning: 11
Matinee: 15
Prime Time: 07
Night Owl: 13
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Show Me Cash numbers from May 8 drawing
02-18-20-23-36
Check Show Me Cash payouts and previous drawings here.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All Missouri Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes over $600, winners have the option to submit their claim by mail or in person at one of Missouri Lottery’s regional offices, by appointment only.
To claim by mail, complete a Missouri Lottery winner claim form, sign your winning ticket, and include a copy of your government-issued photo ID along with a completed IRS Form W-9. Ensure your name, address, telephone number and signature are on the back of your ticket. Claims should be mailed to:
Ticket Redemption
Missouri Lottery
P.O. Box 7777
Jefferson City, MO 65102-7777
For in-person claims, visit the Missouri Lottery Headquarters in Jefferson City or one of the regional offices in Kansas City, Springfield or St. Louis. Be sure to call ahead to verify hours and check if an appointment is required.
For additional instructions or to download the claim form, visit the Missouri Lottery prize claim page.
When are the Missouri Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
- Pick 4: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
- Cash4Life: 8 p.m. daily.
- Cash Pop: 8 a.m. (Early Bird), 11 a.m. (Late Morning), 3 p.m. (Matinee), 7 p.m. (Prime Time) and 11 p.m. (Night Owl) daily.
- Show Me Cash: 8:59 p.m. daily.
- Lotto: 8:59 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.
- Powerball Double Play: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Missouri editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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Judge denies Missouri attorney general’s bid to halt 7-OH kratom sales by American Shaman
A Jackson County judge on Friday denied Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s attempt to immediately stop Kansas City-based CBD American Shaman and several affiliated companies from selling kratom products.
The motion for a temporary restraining order, which was filed alongside the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, took particular aim at the more potent 7-OH products, which Hanaway argues are “hazardous opioids” banned by state and federal law.
Jackson County Circuit Judge Charles McKenzie’s ruling Friday stated there are “competing affidavits” from experts on both sides of the argument, following a hearing on the motion earlier this week.
“The court cannot find, based on the oral argument of the parties, the respective competing affidavits presented and the pleadings, whether the plaintiff is likely to succeed on the merits at this juncture in the proceedings in order for the court to grant relief in the form of a temporary restraining order,” McKenzie’s order states.
Hanaway’s argument was backed by sworn statements from an undercover narcotics officer with the highway patrol who said 7-OH is being used to cut fentanyl and a woman whose brother died from a kratom overdose. Her office also submitted a FDA report that points to 7-OH as “a potent opioid that poses an emerging public health threat” and state health data showing synthetic 7-OH was involved in at least 197 Missouri deaths.
American Shaman submitted statements of its own from five toxicology and addiction experts, who largely said there wasn’t enough evidence to show that 7-OH and kratom posed a public health risk. One who researched narcotics said she had never heard of 7-OH being used to cut fentanyl.
Company owner Vince Sanders’ statement detailed how he came up with the idea to create 7-OH products, which now has an “enormous” demand particularly among people who need pain management.
Sanders could not be reached for comment about the ruling Friday.
McKenzie denied a temporary restraining order “without prejudice,” meaning that he would like to see more evidence.
“It is because of this finding that the court determines it necessary to hold an additional hearing,” he wrote, “where it can consider the parties respective positions with the potential of testimonial evidence and other properly introduced evidence, all as more fully developed by the parties, in order to further analyze these issues.”
The judge will consider “other injunctive relief sought in the pleadings at a future hearing to consider the issues,” the order states.
Hanaway filed a similar lawsuit Thursday against Relax Relief Rejuvenate Trading LLC, and its owners Dustin Robinson and Ajaykumar Patel.
The group received a warning letter from the FDA for producing 7-OH products last year similar to one received by Shaman Botanicals.
“This is another step in our ongoing crackdown on kratom manufacturers who flout the law and try to justify endangering Missourians in the name of profit,” Hanaway said in a press release Thursday. “Our mission is to safeguard Missourians from unregulated and addictive substances, and we will continue to pursue every legal tool available to protect public health and safety.”
This story was originally published by the Missouri Independent.
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