If he follows their paths, we'll be fine. We also have plenty of backs ready to go.

The last two SECCGs have shown pretty definitively that the next steps for Missouri are strengthening its OL and the back seven on defense. Guys like Strong are vital to this program, because they could either be very good RBs or they could easily transition to S or LB and Missouri has always struggled immensely in recruiting those positions. Our athletes are just not consistently good enough back there.

He's already enrolled at JUCO and will be on campus in 2016 if all goes to plan, so it at least is only one year he misses being on campus.

Most of those East St. Louis kids are going to have a hard time qualifying out of HS. Missouri's ability to take care of them is one of the reasons Sunkett likes Pinkel now.

Beckner doesn't seem to have the same issue, but the next big kid - 2017 WR Jeff Thomas - likely will. If mizzou can sign and place those kids and still get three years out of them, that's not bad.

Is Beckner waiting until NSD to announce?

Wonder how his Ohio State visit is going?

From what I've read - Sunkett is on the trip with Beckner, but his mom isn't.

That would seem to be a VERY good sign for ol'Mizzou.

I have developed a seething hatred for Urban Meyer, that reaches almost John Elway like levels of disdain.

Hentges reconfirmed his commitment to Alabama and is no longer visiting Mizzou.

Welp

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>This is big… per sources, Missouri defensive line coach Craig Kuligowski has been offered Co-DC / DL at Illinois <a href="http://t.co/sNnVtz3C1h">http://t.co/sNnVtz3C1h</a></p>&mdash; FootballScoop Staff (@FootballScoop) <a href="https://twitter.com/FootballScoop/status/559558204665778176">January 26, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Our understanding is that Kuligowski is expected to accept the position at Illinois. Very big hire for Tim Beckman <a href="http://t.co/sNnVtz3C1h">http://t.co/sNnVtz3C1h</a></p>&mdash; FootballScoop Staff (@FootballScoop) <a href="https://twitter.com/FootballScoop/status/559558439441932288">January 26, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Shit

You gotta be ****ing kidding me. This is what I was afraid of when Odom got the gig.

If this costs us Beckner...shit.

He'd be insane to leave for Illinois. Much better jobs will be available to him in the near future.

Why wasn't he mizzou dc again?

He's pissed for being passed over if he took that shit job, that staff at Illinois is on the verge of being fired. Plus its Co-DC not even full DC.

Illiannoy? What a shit job!

Kul is pissed.

@AroundMizzou: Source: Craig Kuligowski has accepted an offer from Illinois to become their defensive coordinator / defensive line coach. #Mizzou

I hope this is just angling for a raise. Otherwise, um, R.I.P. Mizzou football?