Watch Missouri State Ryan Beard press conference before Ball State
Missouri State football coach Ryan Beard addressed the media following its Week 1 loss to Montana and previewed the team’s Week 2 visit to Ball State.
Missouri State football will play its annual FBS opponent when it travels to play Ball State on Saturday afternoon.
As an FCS program, the Bears will receive a guaranteed payment for playing an FBS team. Such games are beneficial to the school’s annual athletics budget. In fiscal year 2022, the Bears’ $425,000 guarantee payment they received made up for about 27.1% of the revenue the program generated minus the direct institutional support.
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The Bears are set to receive larger guaranteed payments once they join the FBS ranks and Conference USA in 2025.
Missouri State football vs Ball State guarantee payment
Ball State is paying Missouri State $325,000 to play Saturday’s game in Muncie, Indiana.
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What are Missouri State football’s future guarantee payments?
Every game contract except for the 2027 matchup at Cincinnati was signed before Missouri State announced it was joining Conference USA and the FBS ranks.
Missouri State will likely attempt to renegotiate each game under contract hoping to receive the typical FBS rate, much like the seven-figure deal it landed with Cincinnati.
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The Bears recently paid $150,000 to get out of their 2025 opener with Arkansas, which was originally going to pay Missouri State $500,000. The Bears will likely land a replacement game that can pay them at least double what the Razorbacks initially agreed to pay and declined to increase.
2026 — @ Kansas State ($450,000)
2027 — @ Cincinnati ($1.125 million)
2027 — @ Kansas ($500,000)
2029 — @ Mizzou ($550,000)
2030 — @ Tulsa ($400,000)
2032 — @ Tulsa ($435,000)
2033 — @ Mizzou ($550,000)
Missouri State will also receive $300,000 from Marshall in a home-and-home agreement that begins with the Bears going to Marshall in 2025 and the Thundering Hurd coming to Springfield in 2026.
How much will Missouri State football make in future game contracts as a Conference USA program?
Missouri State’s first seven-figure deal to play Cincinnati is only the beginning. The Bears are going to get much larger contracts moving forward.
Here are the dollar amounts Group of 5 programs took home last week when playing Power Conference opponents:
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Western Kentucky @ Alabama – $1.9 million
Fresno State @ Michigan – $1.85 million
Colorado State @ Texas – $1.8 million
UTEP @ Nebraska – $1.65 million
Kent State @ Pittsburgh – $1.1 million
Miami (Ohio) @ Northwestern – $1.1 million
Added to landing the seven-figure deals, Missouri State can play more than one of these games in a single season. More money is coming the Bears’ way for playing these games.
What will future Missouri State football contracts with Group of 5 programs look like?
It is a rarity for Missouri State to play Group of 5 programs. This is the Bears’ first since 2019, when they lost to Tulane. They also played Memphis and Arkansas State during the Dave Steckel era. You’re going to see Missouri State schedule non-conference games with those from the Sun Belt, MAC, American and Mountain West more often in the near future.
Future contracts with Group of 5 opponents are now more likely to include return games to Springfield without the guaranteed payment. It will look more like Missouri State’s home-and-home deal with ACC program SMU, where they will play one game in Springfield and one in Dallas. Don’t expect Missouri State to land many home-and-home deals with programs from the SEC, Big Ten, ACC or Big 12 often.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol has announced a total of 12 arrests in north Missouri between December 11 and December 15, 2024. These arrests involved various offenses, including driving while intoxicated, possession of controlled substances, and outstanding warrants. Below are the detailed reports of each individual arrested during this period.
Raiden M. Stephenson, 27, of Gower, Missouri, was arrested on December 11, 2024, at 9:25 p.m. in Buchanan County. He was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated (drugs) and exceeding the posted speed limit. Stephenson was held at the Buchanan County Law Enforcement Center on a 24-hour hold.
Jessica G. Lagud, 34, of Princeton, Missouri, was taken into custody on December 13, 2024, at 3:40 p.m. in Livingston County. She was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant for a moving traffic violation out of Putnam County. Lagud was held at the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department and was eligible for bond.
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Cortez D. Reynolds, 33, of Gardner, Kansas, was arrested on December 13, 2024, at 4:58 p.m. in Atchison County. Reynolds faced multiple charges, including driving while intoxicated as an aggravated offender (felony), a misdemeanor warrant for driving while suspended or revoked from Troop A in Lee’s Summit, a misdemeanor warrant for speeding from Troop A in Lee’s Summit, and a speeding violation of 26 mph or more. He was held at the Atchison County Sheriff’s Department on a 12-hour hold.
Austin J. Bird, 22, of Maryville, Missouri, was arrested on December 13, 2024, at 11:11 p.m. in Nodaway County. He was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and was held at the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department on a 12-hour hold.
Dantrell E. Pouge, 32, of Dalzell, South Carolina, was taken into custody on December 13, 2024, at 11:49 p.m. in Clinton County. He was arrested for misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and held at the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department on a 24-hour hold.
Clarissa A. Smith, 38, of Hamilton, Missouri, was arrested on December 14, 2024, at 11:00 p.m. in Clinton County. Smith was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and failure to stop at a stop sign. She was held at the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department on a 12-hour hold.
Alexandria E. Ward, 36, of Maple Grove, Minnesota, was arrested on December 15, 2024, at 9:26 a.m. in Clinton County. She faced charges for possession of controlled substances, including fentanyl and methamphetamines, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia. Ward was held at the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office on a 24-hour hold.
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Justin T. Barber, 44, of Kansas City, Missouri, was taken into custody on December 15, 2024, at 11:26 a.m. in Buchanan County. He was charged with violation of a court order and was held at the Buchanan County Law Enforcement Center. Barber was eligible for bond.
Bruyol Delien, 37, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was arrested on December 11, 2024, at 9:41 p.m. in Linn County. He was charged with driving while intoxicated, failing to maintain his lane, and speeding. Delien was held at the Brookfield Police Department but was later released.
Angelique L. Powers, 24, of Aurora, Illinois, was taken into custody on December 13, 2024, at 10:54 p.m. in Clark County. She was charged with driving while intoxicated and speeding. Powers was held at the Clark County Jail and later released.
Aj Bills, 22, of Wyaconda, Missouri, was arrested on December 14, 2024, at 10:31 p.m. in Scotland County. He faced charges for driving while intoxicated, no insurance, and no seatbelt. Bills was held at the Scotland County Jail and subsequently released.
Alejandro G. Castaneda, 29, of Milan, Missouri, was arrested on December 15, 2024, at 1:39 a.m. in Sullivan County. He was charged with driving while intoxicated and failing to display lighted lamps on his motor vehicle. Castaneda was held at the Sullivan County Jail and later released.
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The Missouri Football Coaches Association (MFCA) has released its Missouri Class 5 All-State Football Team. Platte County claimed the Class 5 state title in convincing fashion and scored 10 all-staters, including six on the first team. Helias Catholic, MICDS and Lafayette (Wildwood) also finished in the final four.
BOTTOM LINE: Missouri plays Lipscomb after Grace Slaughter scored 20 points in Missouri’s 94-55 win over the Northern Illinois Huskies.
The Tigers have gone 7-1 in home games. Missouri ranks ninth in the SEC in team defense, giving up 57.1 points while holding opponents to 37.4% shooting.
The Bisons are 1-2 in road games. Lipscomb ranks ninth in the ASUN allowing 66.4 points while holding opponents to 42.7% shooting.
Missouri averages 73.0 points, 6.6 more per game than the 66.4 Lipscomb gives up. Lipscomb scores 14.3 more points per game (71.4) than Missouri gives up (57.1).
TOP PERFORMERS: Slaughter is shooting 53.6% and averaging 15.2 points for the Tigers.
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Jalyn Holcomb is shooting 29.5% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Bisons, while averaging 9.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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