When Kelly Bryant committed to Mizzou in December, the addition of the dual-threat quarterback gave the Tigers one of the deepest running games in the Southeastern Conference.
Bryant became the program’s first dual-threat quarterback since Brad Smith in 2005, joining a backfield of Damarea Crockett, Larry Rountree and Tyler Badie.
Until Crockett abruptly left for the NFL Draft instead of finishing his MU career.
Mizzou football coach Barry Odom said he was surprised when Crockett told him of his plans to leave, but his departure doesn’t mean the run game won’t be strong this fall.
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“You hate to lose Crock’s experience but we have a lot of depth and we’re lucky that our guys have been able to play,” said Cornell Ford, Mizzou’s running backs coach.