As the Tigers on-field football season comes to a close, the off-field season has already shifted into high gear. Despite having yet one more game to prepare for this year, flipping recruits from other schools, holding on to current commitments and putting out feelers on future transfer portal entrants has become the four-fold full-time duty for the Mizzou coaching staff now that December has struck.
With postseason preparation for 82 bowl and playoff-bound teams, early signing day for high school recruits and the opening (and closing) of the transfer portal all within the last month of the year, the college football calendar has become a true Frankenstein’s monster.