After reeling off a six-game win streak, it seemed that Missouri had probably set itself up pretty well for its bowl game against Texas. Then, former offensive coordinator Josh Heupel tipped his hat and left to become the head coach at UCF.
Heupel’s departure seems to have been where the walls began to crumble for Missouri. Over the last month, the team’s lack of an offensive coordinator didn’t seem to be much of a concern to head coach Barry Odom, who named tight ends coach Joe Jon Finley the offensive play-caller ahead of the Tigers’ bowl game.