COLUMBIA, MO. • The black, covered walking bridge over Providence Road seemed to almost suck in the setting sunlight, illuminating the man striding across in the black suit.
Dooley will forever be judged by comparison to his predecessor — or for his lack of past play-calling experience. The optics of his hiring were weird. This was the absolute best possible guy to coordinate an offense featuring Mel Kiper’s top 2019 NFL quarterback draft prospect?
“For him being a first-time play caller, he did a great job, He knew when to press the tempo, he knew when to slow it down,” said the quarterback, Drew Lock, after a four-touchdown, no-interception performance in Mizzou’s 51-14 win.