Missouri Tigers Roster 2019 Tigers Roster

Head Coach: Barry Odom        2017 Salary: $2,350,000        Offensive Coordinator: Derek Dooley       Defensive Coordinator: Ryan Walters         

Stadium: Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium       Surface: Turf        City: Columbia        State: Missouri

Missouri took a miserable midway mark last season and turned it into 6 consecutive wins. Barry Odom seemed to be against the ropes ahead of this breakout, likely creating the difference maker for a return in 2018. Missouri takes one of the most talented offenses in program history into competition in 2018. Drew Lock is the face of the program at quarterback. He will return all the players he developed a rapport with last season, but the coordinating position will feature new leadership in Derek Dooley. This could be the recipe this team needs to dominate on a weekly clip. The talent for the defense resides at the first two levels. An untested secondary mark for some defensive molding, which is a development that may take a few live contests to complete. The kicker is the schedule for this team. The SEC road comes with battles against Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia. While this bodes well for a strengthened schedule, it also assigns the team to a middle-of-the-road record prior to the beginning of the season. Picking up a .500 record versus this level of competition could mark breakthrough for this team in 2018. The late-season turnaround in 2017 would be much welcomed with the mentioned contests as they come in the second half of the season in 2018. Can the team secure Odom's position or will it be back to the drawing board before season's completion?