COLUMBIA, Mo. • Whether his home is in the swamp, a grove, or somewhere between the hedges, every Southeastern Conference football coach feels a defensive line’s worth of pressure on his shoulders when he climbs out of bed.
The renovation of Memorial Stadium’s south end zone means the Tigers will traverse a construction zone on their way to and from the field this season.
The hiccup is a nuisance Mizzou is willing to tolerate for the payoff it envisions in 2019, and beyond.
An athletics department that has now operated in the red for two consecutive seasons needs its top sport to justify the expensive expansion — and then some.