Missouri's Gary Pinkel Retiring

Missouri's head coach to retire at the end of the yearToday the University of Missouri announced that head football coach Gary Pinkel will retire at the end of the year.

In May he was diagnosed with lymphoma. The plan was to continue on with what he was doing as long as he felt healthy enough to do so. Unfortunately, this situation now seems like it needs more of his attention. He has decided to take time to battle the disease and spend time with his family.

Pinkel's decision is health-based, as he was diagnosed in May of 2015 with lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer of the blood. He received multiple treatments in May and June, and after doctors indicated that the treatments…