Tar Heels, Tigers eager for Independence Bowl

Posted Dec 9, 2011
Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel knows his way around Independence Stadium, so his sense of familiarity during Thursday night's AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl Team Welcome Party was no surprise. Seeing North Carolina special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator Allen Mogridge feel at home may have been. "If I had eligibility left, I'd be jacked," said Mogridge, who looked ready to hurdle the podium and crash into the crowd. (Shreveport Times)

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