When Mizzou football decided it wanted to make a change at head coach, the athletic director immediately set out for a particular person in mind. Jim Sterk wanted somebody who was going to bring energy to a program that ran low of it toward the end of the season.
The Tigers were 5-1 and ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. They lost five straight before closing out the season with a win to get to .500. He said it was clear what the Tigers needed. After all, the program received a $100 million renovated stadium, and with the hype around the team in 2019 and moving forward, Sterk didn’t want to waste the momentum.