The Columbus Dispatch · Nov 13, 2015
Missouri coach Gary Pinkel has lymphoma, will resign
Enlarge Image Request to buy this photoCOLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri coach Gary Pinkel will step down at the end of the season because of health reasons.
Pinkel and the Tigers announced the decision Friday afternoon and noted Pinkel had been diagnosed with lymphoma in May. The stunning move comes days after his team threatened to boycott Saturday’s game against BYU over concerns about racial strife on campus.
Pinkel supported his players, but the boycott ended less than 48 hours after it started when the president of the Missouri university system resigned.
Pinkel said he had decided this would be his last season long before this week.
