Former Mizzou defensive tackle Sterling Webb is pursuing another year of eligibility, according to multiple reports.
That push comes after the NCAA approved a new rule in June that guaranteed five years of eligibility. Webb has already played four collegiate seasons, including two at New Mexico State from 2022-23.
Webb’s 2024 season at Missouri gave the Tigers a real workload at defensive tackle. He played 407 defensive snaps and finished with 23 pressures and three sacks. Missouri is now trying to replace that production, along with the production of Chris McClellan, at the position.
How Webb’s case plays out remains to be seen, but it’s another reminder of how much the college football landscape keeps shifting. The rules keep changing, and rosters keep getting reshaped with them.
Elsewhere for Missouri, the 2026 schedule conversation has already turned toward Kentucky. The Wildcats have been a tricky matchup for the Tigers, who trail the all-time series 5-9. Two of Missouri’s wins in the series have come in the Drinkwitz era.
The last meeting between the teams ended with Missouri rallying from a 14-0 hole to win 38-21 at Kentucky on a cold, rainy and windy night. Missouri will be looking for its first winning streak against the Wildcats since 2012-14.
And with fall camp underway, the question for Missouri fans is simple: how are you feeling about the 2026 season? The options are all on the table - excited about a new-look team, skeptical that Eli Drinkwitz can piece it together, or worried Missouri may have missed its best chance in recent seasons.
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