KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Gary Pinkel had no clue how to answer the question. You have to assume he knew it was coming, but the moment it reached his ears, his brain had nothing.
No, Pinkel, who announced he will resign as Missouri's head coach at the end of the season because he has lymphoma, has not thought about the fact that this weekend's game against Tennessee will be his last at Memorial Stadium as the Tigers' coach. When asked about it after Saturday's 20-16 win over BYU, Pinkel paused and his voice dipped as he pondered life without Faurot Field.