Entering 2024, we knew the Mizzou offense would be good. What we didn’t know was what kind of reasonable expectations to place on a defensive unit replacing five NFL draft picks and a defensive coordinator.
Fresh off the most dominant defensive performance of the Eli Drinkwitz era (and a healthy dose of schadenfreude when LSU lost to USC on Sunday night,) Tiger fans may have a reason to re-evaluate their level of confidence in Corey Batoon’s defensive unit moving forward this season. But how much has the Tiger defense really proven against an FCS team coming off a two-win season and a coaching replacement?