COLUMBIA, MO. • It’s only fitting that a season full of twists and turns for Missouri’s tight ends ended with an unexpected coaching change.
First, promising freshman Messiah Swinson suffered a knee injury the first week of camp, ending his season before it began. Then in November, All-American candidate Albert Okwuegbunam suffered a shoulder injury at Florida that’s kept him on the sideline. Along the way, trusty senior Kendall Blanton missed three midseason games with a knee injury.
As the Tigers (8-4) prepare for the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 31 against Oklahoma State (6-6), Odom appointed senior offensive analyst Garrick McGee as interim tight ends coach.