Former Missouri offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter said that Faurot would always slip him scraps of paper with plays diagrammed on them during game week.
When the Tigers played Memphis State in 1991, Faurot gave Koetter first-hand advice. Even though Faurot had recently been hospitalized, he attended the game and tugged an oxygen tank with him to find Koetter in an area reserved for coaches in the press box.
"Coach Faurot loved the shotgun, and Memphis State was blitzing us down after down," said Koetter, who now is offensive coordinator at Boston College. "Right before halftime, I felt someone tap me on the shoulder, and there he was with his gold sports coat and an oxygen tank.