As Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk continues to look for his next football coach, some members of the UM System Board of Curators aren’t thrilled with some of the choices being presented as options, multiple sources told the Post-Dispatch on Thursday.
Sterk has shared with some curators that MU is targeting Arkansas State’s Blake Anderson, Army’s Jeff Monken and Louisiana Tech’s Skip Holtz, a source confirmed. Curators did not outright reject any candidates, but some are worried about the public fallout if MU doesn’t consider other high-profile coaches instead of settling for lesser-known names, especially after firing Barry Odom, an MU alumnus whose last three teams were 21-17 and each won enough games to be bowl-eligible.
The curators must vote to approve a major head-coaching hire that would come with a seven-figure salary. The curators have not met in any official capacity to discuss the hire. Jon Sundvold, the board chairman, tweeted as much Thursday, adding, “The search continues and remains confidential to respect the privacy of all individuals involved.”
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