COLUMBIA, MO. • For the Missouri Tigers, there are only a couple of advantages to being one of two Southeastern Conference teams left out of the bowl season. One, coaches can put all their focus on recruiting during the two-week contact period. Two, they can get started on flushing 2016 and preparing for 2017.
Mizzou’s Barry Odom is fully engaged with both directives.
A year and a day after his introductory news conference as the Tigers’ head coach, Odom met with reporters Monday to reflect on his just-completed 4-8 debut season and the challenges that lie ahead.