Last season’s Missouri Tigers are not likely to be remembered fondly. Going into the season, fans were optimistic and had good reason to be. Connor Bazelak was returning after a solid freshman campaign, Tyler Badie had shown plenty of flashes and now saw himself in a starting role, and the defense was being led by Steve Wilks, a guy who had plenty of experience in the NFL.
Unfortunately, the product on the defensive side of the ball wasn’t pretty and left plenty to be desired. The 2021 team can best be characterized by an atrocious run defense.