SportsBeat KC: Who should Mizzou hire? And grading K-State, KU football seasons
Missouri is in the hunt for a new football coach and that’s the topic on today’s SportsBeat KC podcast.
Star columnists Vahe Gregorian and Sam Mellinger discuss why Barry Odom was fired and join host Blair Kerkhoff in breaking down what Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk may be seeking in a replacement. We come up with a favorite candidate. Also, the group assigns grades to the football seasons of Kansas State and Kansas.
Links to the stories we discussed:
A Battle Line Rivalry...for a coach? What’s the better job, Arkansas or Mizzou?
In final days of Mizzou’s Odom tenure, near unanimous support from players, coaches
Why K-State might play in one of Big 12’s top bowls, or get passed over by Texas.
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Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star