The observation hit Missouri senior tight end Jason Reese before kickoff Saturday. Before the Missouri football team had even taken the field, actually.
A lack of energy. Little noise. Or, as he simply put it, “flat.”
So in the process of solving the issues plaguing the Missouri football team after back-to-back losses — and coach Barry Odom outlined several Tuesday — Reese starts there.
“It just wasn’t anything I’ve seen from the previous nine weeks — that’s what I’m saying,” Reese said. “I’m going to do everything in my nature and my leadership skills to make sure those guys aren’t like that again.