New offense, new role could remake Mizzou's Knox

Missouri football players including wide receivers Dominic Gicinto (14) and Jalen Knox (9) watch drills on the first day of football practice at the University of Missouri in Columbia on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Photo by Robert Cohen,COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri’s new wide receivers have attracted all the attention this offseason, but a returning wideout might be the most pivotal piece in the Tigers’ new passing game.

You can describe him as a newcomer, too.

Jalen Knox, back for his third year in the program, is not the player he’s been the last two seasons. That’s by design.

“I feel like J-Knox is going to blow back up this year,” wideout Maurice Massey said after a recent practice. “With the…