COLUMBIA, MO. • Tuesday marked Missouri’s first preseason football practice since classes began on Monday, and with just 10 days until the Sept. 1 opener against Tennessee-Martin, the Tigers have started to narrow their focus on their opponent. Barry Odom’s staff introduced the Skyhawks base schemes to the team Tuesday and began work against the offensive and defensive scout teams.
That means the Tigers are close to finalizing the two-deep depth for the first week of the season.
Odom mentioned wide receiver as one position group that’s still unsettled, “maybe not for the first spot when we run out there,” he said, “but guys that are really going to play and how much they’re going to play.