COLUMBIA, MO. • Finding steady work as an aspiring but unproven Missouri offensive player isn’t easy this spring. The Tigers return 10 starters from a unit that led the Southeastern Conference in total offense last year. All seven offensive linemen who started a game last fall are back, along with the team’s leading passer, top three running backs and its four most productive wide receivers.
Fortunately for redshirt freshmen Brendan Scales and Albert Okwuegbunam, their meeting room is adorned with a “help wanted” sign.
Mizzou’s only departed regular starter on offense is tight end Sean Culkin, who stayed healthy last season and gave the Tigers a valuable dual-threat as a blocker and receiver with 24 catches for 282 yards.