COLUMBIA, MO. • Missouri football fans attending Saturday’s Black and Gold scrimmage might have trouble spotting defensive tackle Jordan Elliott, who’s sporting a new look this spring in more ways than one.
After his debut season with the Tigers, Elliott swapped out last year’s No. 95 for No. 1, joining the trend of defensive linemen favoring the single-digit look. Former Mizzou tackle Terry Beckner Jr. made a similar switch before his junior season, switching from No. 79 to No. 5.
Elliott, MU’s leading contender to replace Beckner in the starting lineup this fall, asked Tigers coach Barry Odom about changing numbers at the start of the offseason — last year’s No.