COLUMBIA, Mo. — Austyn Carta-Samuels might have the most unique job title in the Mizzou athletics department. The football team’s director of character and cultural development also has history with the Tigers’ opening-week opponent.
Carta-Samuels, 28, was the Mountain West Conference freshman of the year in 2009 when he helped guide Wyoming to seven wins, including the team’s first bowl game in four years. He left the program after his sophomore year and resurfaced at Vanderbilt, where he became a captain in 2013 and played several games on a torn ACL during the Commodores’ nine-win season.