Bill C.: Eric Beisel is a tantalizing player. He's got size and speed and a tackler's instincts -- his brother was a tackling machine and four-year starter at Missouri State. But with Missouri playing a majority of the time a nickel formation, and with Kentrell Brothers, Michael Scherer, Donavin Newsome, and Clarence Green ahead of him in the pecking order, he didn't see the field much last year. He's still battling for opportunities this year, too, and he's got some potentially tremendous freshmen and redshirt freshmen fighting as well.
If the goal for Barry Odom's new defense is to utilize play-makers no matter what the position, then Beisel could still get an opportunity to shine.