Missouri coach Gary Pinkel will resign his job at the end of the season due to health reasons, the school announced Friday.
Pinkel was diagnosed in May with lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer of the blood. Doctors cleared him to return to the sideline for this season after treatments. He said he made the decision to leave coaching at the end of last month.
"I still feel good physically, but I decided that I want to focus on enjoying my remaining years with my family and friends, and also have proper time to battle the disease and give full attention to that," Pinkel said in a statement.