COLUMBIA, Mo. — The senior class that arrived at Missouri four seasons ago was joining a program that had reached back-to-back SEC title games, one that had surpassed just about every expectation after it bolted from the Big 12 for the powerhouse conference.
They've experienced the collapse of the program, the hiring of a new coach in Barry Odom, and now the return of the Tigers to prominence heading into their regular-season finale on Friday.
What better way to go out than with a win over rival Arkansas?
"We've gone through a lot," said Odom, who won just four games his first season and seven last season, but has a chance to finish 8-4 and perhaps make a New Year's Day Six bowl game with a win over the Razorbacks.