Dooley, MU's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2018-19, was not retained by MU head coach Eli Drinkwitz when he was hired to replace Barry Odom after the 2019 season. Dooley's original three-year contract lasted through Feb. 28, 2021. He was making $925,000 per year at the time, an increase from his original salary of $900,000. According to the terms of Dooley's contract, if MU fired him without cause the school owed Dooley his base salary divided into monthly installments for up to 12 months.
After leaving Mizzou, Dooley joined the New York Giants staff as a senior offensive assistant.