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SportsBeat KC: Navigating football through a shutdown with a new coach at Mizzou

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2019, file photo, Missouri linebacker Nick Bolton, top right, blocks the pass of Troy quarterback Kaleb Barker, bottom, left, during the first half of an NCAA college football game, in Columbia, Mo. Bolton was selected to The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference football team, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2019, file photo, Missouri linebacker Nick Bolton, top right, blocks the pass of Troy quarterback Kaleb Barker, bottom, left, during the first half of an NCAA college football game, in Columbia, Mo. Bolton was selected to The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference football team, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File) AP

Missouri had just started its spring football practices when the COVID-19 coronavirus hit and things were shut down after three workouts. The situation is difficult for every college football program, but Mizzou was dealt an extra burden because the Tigers are breaking in a new coach and new starting quarterback.

So how are the Tigers navigating this dilemma? On this episode of the daily SportsBeat KC podcast, Mizzou beat writer Souichi Terada provides updates on football as well as MU’s men’s basketball program and discusses with KC Star colleague and host Blair Kerkhoff his recent story about the athletic department’s budget.

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