Second-year coach Barry Odom accepts his duty without flinching. It’s on him to get Missouri football back on track, period.
That’s why he replaced coordinator DeMontie Cross as the defensive play-caller seven games into last year’s 4-8 campaign.
That’s why he switched defenses at that time, replacing Cross’s read-and-react scheme with the attacking principles he used as Gary Pinkel’s coordinator.
That’s why Odom fired Cross two games into this season to promote program harmony.
That’s why he added even more to his own plate, a hands-on role with the inside linebackers Cross had been coaching.