St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 14, 2019
Mizzou's Banister comes up clutch when opportunity knocks
Missouri head coach Barry Odom laughs with referees before the start of an NCAA college football intra-squad spring game Saturday, April 13, 2019, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)COLUMBIA, MO. • Barrett Banister was still on a high Jan. 21, the day after his beloved New England Patriots rallied to beat the Chiefs in Kansas City for another AFC championship. Banister had been at Arrowhead Stadium to witness the overtime victory, as always wearing his Julian Edelman jersey.
“I’m super grateful and indebted to him for giving me that,” Banister said Saturday, a day spent proving his coach was right for the reward.