COLUMBIA, MO. — The day after the Missouri football team returned home from its stunning season-opening loss at Wyoming, defensive coordinator Ryan Walters summoned his players to a meeting room at Memorial Stadium.
Defensive linemen, linebackers and members of the secondary arrived with their heads down, wounds still fresh from a 37-31 loss that was littered with missed tackles, blown assignments and questioned identity.
“Honestly, it wasn’t a freak-out thing, or anything like that,” defensive tackle Jordan Elliott said. “Coach Walters brought us all together. He told us, straight up, who we are and what we are.