On Nov. 13, the day before the Tigers played BYU in Kansas City, Rhoades’ first year of unexpected twists took another when Pinkel announced he had lymphoma and would retire at season’s end. Rhoades had known about the diagnosis since the spring. With three games left in the season he’d launch a coaching search to find a replacement for the program’s career wins leader. Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com
Former Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel, who from 2001-2015 won more games than any coach in Mizzou history, is on the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame ballot for the first time since he retired.