St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Nov 26, 2015
Pinkel believes young offense will thrive for successor
Missouri quarterback Drew Lock warms up before an NCAA college football game against Tennessee, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)COLUMBIA, Mo. • Gary Pinkel has no idea who will replace him as Missouri’s football coach in 2016, but he believes he’s handing off a talented offense to his successor.
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The statistics and national rankings might suggest otherwise — the Tigers, by most measures, have one of the worst offenses among major conference teams — but Pinkel sees hope scattered across the collection of stuffed runs, dropped passes and three-and-out possessions.