Mizzou defensive lineman Terry Beckner Jr. (79). (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
COLUMBIA, MO. • In the 20 months he’s spent as Missouri’s football coach, Barry Odom has devoted considerable time addressing the position group that for years was the program’s strongest, deepest unit — the defensive line.
Odom, whose second preseason camp as MU’s head coach starts Aug. 1, has hired three defensive line coaches in less than two years and spent this past offseason searching the country for reinforcements along the front four.
Or perhaps the front three. Missouri will stick with its 4-3 base defense, but Odom expects to use more three-man fronts this fall.