Mizzou football’s first fall camp practice opened Monday morning with a few early clues about where things stand heading into a long stretch of work before the Sept. 3 opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
One of the first things to watch was the opening chant, and this time it was right guard Curtis Peagler who broke it down. Peagler is entering his fifth and final season at Missouri and is projected to start at right guard, just as he did in 2025.
Defensive tackle Sterling Webb was also back on the field. Webb had previously exhausted his eligibility at the end of the 2025 season, but was granted a temporary restraining order for eligibility Thursday, and both head coach Eli Drinkwitz and UM System Board of Curators member Bob Blitz had said they expected him to return. Webb was wearing No. 90, a change from the No. 10 he wore in 2025, with Daeden Hopkins now in that number.
Webb has not been around the team all offseason, so it may take him a bit to get fully ramped up. Even so, it still makes sense to expect him to be one of Missouri’s top three interior defensive linemen.
There was also an obvious concern up front on the offensive side. Josh Atkins, the Arizona State transfer who had been widely projected to start at right tackle, was seen using a crutch and wearing a leg sleeve. Atkins dealt with a lower leg injury in spring practice and then had a setback in early June.
With Atkins sidelined, the right tackle competition appears to be opening up. After speaking with offensive line coach Brandon Jones on Sunday, Mississippi State transfer Luke Work and returning lineman Logan Reichert look like two of the leading options to battle for the job.
A large portion of the practice period open to the media focused on special teams and ball security. Five wide receivers - DaMarion Fowlkes, Cayden Lee, Donovan Olugbode, Shaun Terry II and Naeshaun Montgomery - worked on fair catches. Fowlkes handled Missouri’s primary kick return duties last season, while Olugbode, Terry, Lee and Montgomery did not return kicks for Missouri or, in the cases of Lee and Montgomery, for their previous teams.
There was also a small look at quarterback work. The group went through RPO reps, along with over-the-shoulder throws to running backs and shuffle movement drills.
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