COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri football has one of the best left guards in the country, one of the best centers in the Southeastern Conference, a deep wide receiver corps, a high-upside young running back and a quarterback battle set to play out during fall camp.
How much of that matters if the Tigers don’t find a solid starter at left tackle?
The quarterback competition will get plenty of press here and elsewhere because, well, it’s a quarterback competition. Yet the race to anchor the left edge of Mizzou’s offensive line is also important to the program’s offensive retooling, and there are six contenders heading into the preseason.