Barry Odom has brought on former Mizzou teammate DeMontie Cross to become his defensive coordinator. Jamie Plunkett of our sister blog Frogs O' War was kind enough to answer some questions about Mizzou's new coach.
Oscar Gambler: DeMontie Cross has been TCU's linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator but we know that Gary Patterson has a heavy influence on running TCU's brand of 4-2-5 defense. What did Cross bring to the table for the Horned Frog's coaching staff?
Jamie Plunkett: There's no doubt that it's Patterson's defense, and he takes particular interest in working with the linebackers.