COLUMBIA, Mo. — One of the most important job competitions left for the Missouri football team is for a role the Tigers hope they don’t have to use.
Heading into Saturday’s scrimmage, which unlike the last scrimmage will be closed to the media, one of the last unchecked boxes comes at backup quarterback. Kelly Bryant has been the declared starter since he committed to the Tigers in December. For now, like last season and throughout the offseason, coach Barry Odom’s No. 2 is sophomore Taylor Powell.
The only other option is freshman and fourth-stringer Connor Bazelak. Odom is open to playing the rookie in a couple games — the redshirt rule the NCAA created last year allows players to appear in four games without using a year of eligibility — but the staff hasn’t decided on his role for the season.