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FOOTBALL What happened to those former Mizzou coaches?

wont_ya

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Was curious about where other former mizzou coaches/players are now coaching, so here's a quick sheet. I'm sure I'm missing some (alphabetized by last name)

Pinkel
Gary Pinkel (HC) (Retired a tiger, 2015)
Offense
Alec Abeln (Player, OL) > Tennessee - Tight Ends
Dave Christensen (OC) > Wroclaw Panthers (EU) - Head Coach
Josh Henson (OC, OL) > USC - Offensive Coordinator
Andy Hill (WR, QB, Special Teams, Co-OC, Co-HC, literally everything) > Kansas City Chiefs - Special Teams Assistant
Brian Jones (RB) > Villanova - Running Backs (retired, 2021)
AJ Ricker (OL) > TCU - Offensive Line & Co-offensive coordinator
Bruce Walker (TE) (Retired a tiger, 2014)
Pat Washington (WR) > Appalachian State - Wide Receivers (retired, 2022) *hired in 2019 by Eli Drinkwitz
David Yost (QB, OC, good hair) > FIU - Offensive coordinator & Quarterbacks

Defense
Matt Eberflus (DC) > Chicago Bears - Head Coach
Cornell Ford (DB) > UNLV - Running Backs
Alex Grinch (GA, Safeties, Nephew) > USC - Defensive Coodinator (fired, 2023)
Craig Kuligowski (DL) > Wroclaw Panthers (EU) - Defensive coordinator
Dave Steckel (DC) > St. Louis Battle Hawks (retired, 2023)

Odom
Barry Odom (HC, DC) > UNLV - Head Coach
Offense
Brad Davis (OL) > LSU - Offensive Line
Derek Dooley (OC, WR) > Alabama - Senior offensive analyst
Glen Elarbee (OL) > Tennessee - Offensive Line
Joe Jon Finley (TE) > Oklahoma - Tight Ends & Co-Offensive Coordinator
Josh Heupel (OC, QB) > Tennessee - Head Coach, little bitch
Garrick McGee (WR) > Louisville - Wide Receivers
AJ Ofodile (Recruiting coordinator, father of recruit we wanted) > Festus High School - Head Coach

Defense
Greg Brown (CB) > USC - Senior Defensive Analyst
Demontie Cross (DC) > TCU - Head of Player Personnel
David Gibbs (CB) > UCF - Co-Defensive Coordinator and Safeties
Brick Haley (DL) > Purdue - Defensive Line *2023 Big 10 DL Coach of the year
Vernon Hargreaves (LB) > Howard University - Special Teams Coordinator & Defensive Line
Brian Odom (LB) > USC - Inside Linebackers & Associate Head Coach *also has a son who is a 2028 QB, let's hope Barry isn't still mad at us
Mike Scherer (Player, LB) > UNLV - Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers
Ryan Walters (DC) > Purdue - Head Coach

Drinkwitz
Offense
Bush Hamdan (QB) > Boise State - Offensive Coordinator
Marcus Johnson (OL) > Purdue - Offensive Line
Casey Woods (TE) > SMU - Offensive Coordinator

Defense
Blake Baker (DC) - LSU - Defensive Coordinator
Aaron Fletcher (DB) > Arizona State - Defensive Backs
Jethro Franklin (DL, fired mid-2021) > Fresno St - Defensive Line & Defensive Run Game Coordinator
Charlie Harbison (Assoc HC, DB) (fired *or retired?*, 2020)
Steve Wilks (DC) - San Francisco 49ers - Defensive Coordinator

Pro and college breakdown:
Head Coaches: 5
Offensive Coordinators: 6
Defensive Coordinators: 5

Teams with the most #MuDNA
USC: 4
Tennessee: 3
Purdue: 3
UNLV: 3
Wroclaw Panthers: 2
TCU: 2
LSU: 2
 
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