The Missouri Tigers ended the 2024 season on a positive note, earning a victory in the Music City Bowl over Iowa, 27-24. While the on-field results were excellent this season, Eli Drinkwitz and his staff also found success on the recruiting trail, landing the No. 19 ranked class in the nation through the early signing period.

One of the Tigers’ 2025 signees, 4-Star wide receiver Donovan Olugbode, is set to participate in the annual Under Armour All-American Game on Thursday, January 2nd and showcase his talent against some of the nation’s best on national television.

The full team rosters can be found here.

Originally from Napierville, Illinois, Olugbode transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for his senior season. He is ranked as a 4-star on all four major recruiting services, and composite ranked No. 89 in the country, No. 13 of all receivers and No. 12 of all players in Florida.

Standing at 6-foot-2, 210 lbs., Olugbode is a bigger bodied target with a wide catch radius and the ability to push defenders around as a blocker. He only suited up in five games in his senior year, but still managed to haul in 20 receptions for 293 yards and two touchdowns.

The game can be seen on ESPN at 3:00 p.m. CT or can be streamed on the ESPN app.

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Associated Press

South Carolina Gamecocks (12-1) at Missouri Tigers (11-4)

Columbia, Missouri; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Missouri hosts No. 2 South Carolina after Grace Slaughter scored 22 points in Missouri’s 90-51 victory over the Jackson State Tigers.

The Tigers have gone 9-2 at home. Missouri has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.

The Gamecocks have gone 1-1 away from home. South Carolina is fourth in the SEC allowing 54.5 points while holding opponents to 34.7% shooting.

Missouri averages 7.7 made 3-pointers per game, 1.7 more made shots than the 6.0 per game South Carolina allows. South Carolina scores 23.6 more points per game (81.5) than Missouri gives up (57.9).

The Tigers and Gamecocks meet Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Abbey Schreacke is shooting 38.8% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, while averaging 10.5 points.

Chloe Kitts is averaging 9.4 points and 7.7 rebounds for the Gamecocks.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 8-2, averaging 80.6 points, 34.7 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 9.8 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.2 points per game.

Gamecocks: 9-1, averaging 82.8 points, 39.0 rebounds, 16.8 assists, 11.7 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 53.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KCTV) – A new minimum wage starts Wednesday in Missouri. Now, qualified employees will make $13.75 an hour, but this new wage is facing a legal challenge from some business groups.

Effective New Year’s Day, Missouri’s new minimum wage is $13.75 cents per hour.

In 2026, it will rise to $15 an hour, and then raise each year based on the Consumer Price Index. Voters approved this change when they passed Proposition A in November.

Kara Corches with the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is concerned the raised minimum wage will lead to increased prices.

“This would put Missouri as having the ninth highest minimum wage in the country,” Corches said. “We are not the ninth highest cost of living state. So we think that you’re actually going to be paying New York and California wages in Missouri.”

The Chamber filed a lawsuit in the Missouri Supreme Court to strike down Prop A. The Chamber was joined by the Associated Industries of Missouri, the Missouri Forest Products Association, the Missouri Grocers Association, the Missouri Restaurant Association, and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in filing the petition.

Since Prop A deals with minimum wage and paid sick leave, the lawsuit claims it violates the single-subject rule, which says Missouri laws should only cover one subject. The lawsuit is awaiting a ruling from the Supreme Court, but the new minimum wage is going into effect in the meantime.

Nestled in Downtown Columbia, Yellow Dog Bookshop sells new and used books. It’s a small business owned and operated by Joe Chevalier. Chevalier said he competes with large businesses for employees, which is why he wants to pay his employees as much as he can afford.

“Anything you make up by paying people less, you’re gonna lose by having to retrain the people often, because they’re gonna leave for better-paid jobs,” Chevalier said.

For this reason – he supports the raise in Missouri’s minimum wage. Chevalier is not concerned about raising prices. He thinks more money in workers’ pockets will lead to more local spending.

“If we pay workers more, they’ll have more money to spend when you spend it locally,” Chevalier said.

The part that gives employees one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked starts in May. Employers are required to send out written notice to their employees about that paid sick time by April 15.

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