COLUMBIA, MO. • Over the years Missouri’s football program developed a reputation for its ferocious defensive line, but through two games this season, there’s a power outage along the front four. The Tigers (1-1) have just one sack and 3½ tackles for loss from defensive linemen, with defensive tackle Josh Augusta accounting for all the damage but half a sack.
As Barry Odom’s team prepares for Saturday’s 6:30 p.m. Southeastern Conference opener against No. 16 Georgia (2-0) it’s fair to wonder what happened to Mizzou’s typical disruptive play in the trenches.
Much has been made about scheme changes under new coordinator DeMontie Cross and defensive line coach Jackie Shipp, especially for the front four.