Mizzou News: A time when Faurot Field almost wasn’t

Sep 17, 2016; Columbia, MO, USA; An overall view of Faurot Field before the game between the Missouri Tigers and the Georgia Bulldogs. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Columbia, MO, USA; An overall view of Faurot Field before the game between the Missouri Tigers and the Georgia Bulldogs. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Imagine a time when Missouri football was such, that without its leader, it may not have been as successful as it was, and may not carry the name of that head coach.

In today’s journey around the web, we came across possibly the most interesting story, which tells of a time when head football coach Don Faurot almost left Missouri for Ohio State – and USC.

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