COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Chloe Jackson scored 22 points, including four free throws in the last 10.4 seconds, and LSU ended No. 15 Missouri’s 13-game winning streak, 69-65 on Thursday night.

With Amber Smith scoring 16 of her career-high 27 points in the fourth quarter, Missouri erased most of an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter but LSU made 8 of 10 free throws, six from Jackson.

Jackson’s free throws with 10.4 seconds left put LSU up by four and her free throws with at 3.7 seconds sealed it after Smith had made a pair from the line with 7.8 seconds to go.

Missouri, which had tied the school record with 13 straight wins, was without leading scorer Sophie Cunningham (18.2 points per game). Cunningham suffered a right knee sprain in the previous game and is listed as day-to-day.

Missouri led 11-7 after one quarter but Jackson had seven points in a 19-2 run that gave LSU a 32-15 lead with two minutes left in the first half. LSU hit 4 of 5 3-pointers in the second quarter while Mizzou was just 2 of 9 from the field with seven turnovers.

Raigyne Louis added 16 points for LSU (10-3, 2-0).

Jordan Frericks had 19 points and 15 rebounds for Mizzou (13-2, 1-1)

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin was happy his team opened Southeastern Conference play with a road win — and not just because the Tigers had not accomplished that in almost four years.

“We know how tough they are” to get, Martin said after Missouri’s 79-68 win over South Carolina on Wednesday night.

Especially after the Tigers’ had lost their past 32 league games on the road.

“The fact that we broke the long, SEC losing streak on the first conference game means a lot,” said Jordan Barnett, who had 19 points off four 3-pointers for Missouri (11-3, 1-0 SEC). “We still think we can get a lot better.”

Martin understood his players’ excitement over the victory after the program had not won an SEC game on the road since topping Arkansas 75-71 on Jan. 28, 2014. But the first-year coach did not want to burden his team any more with what happened before he arrived.

“The past is the past, we learn from it,” Martin said. “I know how important, how valuable it is to win road games.”

Kassius Robertson had 23 points and Jontay Porter and Barnett scored 19 apiece for Missouri.

Robertson, Porter, the freshman brother of injured star Michael Porter Jr., and Barnett combined 13 of Missouri’s 14 3-pointers. Porter set a career high for the Tigers.

Missouri’s long-range shooting took care of this one early. It had nine 3s in the opening half to build a 15-point lead and kept the pressure on South Carolina (9-5, 0-2) throughout with its long-range shooting.

It was not the home SEC debut South Carolina envisioned. Point guard Hassani Gravett missed his second straight game with a right ankle injury and a Southern ice and snow storm along the coast dropped temperatures into the 20s and kept many fans home.

The Gamecocks closed to 20-19 on Felipe Haase’s 3-pointer with 8:43 left before the half when Missouri took off on a 16-2 run to gain a stronghold it never relinquished. South Carolina got a 21-point deficit to 74-65 on Justin Minaya’s 3-pointer with 2:03 to go.

But Robertson had a layup and two foul shots to keep the Tigers out front.

Chris Silva led the Gamecocks with 18 points.

South Carolina coach Frank Martin said his team is lacking in fiery, tough-minded leaders as it had in past years with players like Sindarius Thornwell and Michael Carrera. “We don’t have any of that right now,” Martin said.

The Gamecocks dropped their first two SEC games for the first time since 2014-15.

BIG PICTURE

Missouri: The Tigers came into the game with a program record through 13 games of 123 3-pointers and kept that up against the Gamecocks. Barnett, who’s made 18 3s the past five games, added three more in the opening half as Missouri opened a 16-point lead. Barnett was fouled on one of his long-range baskets and sank the free throw for a 4-point play. If Missouri remains as accurate in the SEC as it was from the outside against South Carolina, it can make some noise in the league race.

South Carolina: The Gamecocks wilted under the pressure of Missouri’s guards. South Carolina’s starting backcourt of Will Myers and Frank Booker were a combined 1-of-8 shooting in the first half for four points. The first guard off the bench, David Beatty, missed all five of his first-half shots. The Tigers in-your-face defense made it near impossible for the Gamecocks to get off crisp passes and set up open looks.

INEXPERIENCED BACKCOURT

Injuries have the Gamecocks scrambling to look polished in the backcourt. Grad transfer Wesley Myers, in his first year with the Gamecocks, started at point guard for a second straight game with the injury to starter Hassani Gravett. David Beatty a freshman, was Myers backup. The two struggled at times against Missouri, combining to shoot 7 of 22 with 16 points and three assists.

FOUR SCORE

Missouri’s on-target outside shooting led to an added bonus in two 4-point plays. Jordan Barnett had the first one in the opening half after getting fouled on a 3 and making the free throw. Jordan Geist turned the trick after halftime, his 4-pointer putting the Tigers ahead 43-29.

UP NEXT

Missouri returns home to face Florida on Saturday.

South Carolina closes a two-game home stand with Vanderbilt on Saturday.

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HOUSTON (AP) — Freshman running back Daniel Young had 64 yards receiving with a touchdown and added 48 yards on the ground to help Texas beat Missouri 33-16 in the Texas Bowl on Wednesday night.

The Longhorns (7-6), in a bowl for the first time since 2014, bounced back from a loss to Texas Tech in their regular-season finale to finish with their first winning record since going 8-5 in Mack Brown’s final season in 2013.

Shane Buechele and Sam Ehlinger split time at quarterback for Texas, and both players threw a touchdown pass. The defense helped out, too, with Anthony Wheeler scoring a TD on a fumble return in the first half and Davante Davis grabbing an interception with about three minutes left in the fourth quarter.

Armanti Foreman dashed 18 yards for a touchdown on the ensuing drive to extend the lead to 33-16 and put the game out of reach.

Drew Lock passed for 269 yards and a touchdown, but also threw an interception and lost a fumble in the loss, which snapped a six-game winning streak for the Tigers. Lock led the nation during the regular season with a Southeastern Conference-record 43 touchdown passes and he had thrown three or more in eight straight games.

Buechele connected with Young on a 22-yard touchdown pass to put Texas up 7-0 early in the first quarter. Ehlinger found John Burt for a 7-yard score later in the first to push the lead to 14-0.

The Tigers (7-6) got within 14-7 when Ish Witter ran 4 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. But Witter fumbled later in the period and Wheeler scooped it up and rumbled 38 yards for a touchdown to leave Texas up 21-7 at halftime.

Lock threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to Johnathon Johnson on the first play of the second half, but the 2-point conversion failed, leaving the Tigers down 21-13.

They cut the margin to 21-16 with a 28-yard field goal by Tucker McCann with about three minutes left in the third quarter, but weren’t able to move the ball much after that.

The Longhorns went up 23-16 when a bad snap sailed over Lock’s head and rolled out of the back of the end zone for a safety near the end of the third quarter.

Texas used a 41-yard field goal early in the fourth to make it 26-16 with about 12 minutes left.

Ehlinger was 11 of 15 for 112 yards, and Buechele finished 6 of 14 for 55 yards.

THE TAKEAWAY

Texas: Coach Tom Herman’s first season with the Longhorns was somewhat of a disappointment, but his team’s performance against Missouri should give fans hope that the program is back on the right track.

Missouri: Texas found a way to stymie Missouri’s potent offense after the Tigers scored 45 or more points in each of their previous six games, a school record.

UP NEXT

Texas: Herman appears to have two improving quarterbacks in Buechele and Ehlinger, but to develop more consistency next season the coach might need to pick one as his starter and stick with him.

Missouri: Lock will have to decide if he’ll declare for the NFL draft or return for his senior season. With offensive coordinator Josh Heupel leaving to coach Central Florida, Lock’s decision could hinge on his feelings about the new offensive coordinator.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Trent Frazier scored a career-high 22 points and Leron Black added 20 to lead Illinois to a 70-64 win over Missouri on Saturday night.

The Illini (9-5) have won five straight games in the annual pre-Christmas showdown.

Kassius Robertson paced the Tigers (10-3) with 22 points. Jordan Barnett added 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Illinois leads the overall series 25-12 in games played in St. Louis.

Mark Smith added 11 points for Illinois, which won its first six games before losing five of its next seven, and Michael Finke scored 10.

Black scored 13 first-half points as the Illini took a 20-point lead into the break. Frazier hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final 53 seconds for a 42-22 cushion.

Illinois used runs of 9-0 and 10-0 to roll out to a 19-5 lead.

Missouri, which had a five-game winning streak snapped, missed 10 of its first 12 shots and committed 14 turnovers on its first 29 possessions over the initial 16-plus minutes.

The Tigers got to within 66-62 in the final minute.

But Frazier hit a pair of fouls shots with 25 seconds left to push the lead to six.

CHEER CHAMPS

Missouri won the traditional Statue of Liberty cheerleader battle during a first-half time out. Three male-female duos from each school compete to see which can hold its partner aloft for the longest time.

Sophomore Zoe Montgomery and junior Christian Gentile were the last pair standing for the Tigers.

“It was crazy just to win the whole thing,” Montgomery said.

THE THRILL IS BACK

A sellout crowd of 21,289 witnessed the 37th edition of the annual pre-Christmas rivalry game on Saturday. A series-low 12,409 fans saw last year’s contest.

SO CLOSE

Illinois has held a second-half lead in all five of its losses this season. The Illini have had the ball and been either tied or held a lead in the final minute in three of those setbacks.

BIG PICTURE

Illinois: The Illini grab some much-needed momentum heading into Big Ten Conference play. They dropped a 74-69 decision to New Mexico State on Dec. 16 and had lost five of their previous seven games heading into play on Saturday.

Missouri: The Tigers will look to get back on the winning track as they open Southeastern Conference play at the start of the New Year. They won five of their first six games.

UP NEXT

Illinois: Will host Grand Canyon on Saturday before opening Big Ten Conference play at Minnesota (Jan. 3) and at Michigan (Jan. 6)

Missouri: Begins Southeastern Conference play at South Carolina on Jan. 3

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Sophie Cunningham continued her torrid shooting, scoring 27 points to lead No. 16 Missouri to its 12th-straight win on Friday, 72-55 over Illinois.

Cunningham was 8 of 11 from the field with three 3-pointers and 8 of 8 from the foul line for her 25th career game with at least 25 points. In the last for games she is 32-of-47 shooting, including 16 of 26 behind the arc.

Cierra Porter added 11 points and Jordan Frericks 10 and both had seven rebounds as the Tigers (12-1) dominated the boards 40-25.

Brandi Beasley had 14 points and Alex Wittinger 13 for the Illini (9-5), who had won four straight.

Cierra Rice had a 3-point play and Jnaya Walker a layup as Illinois scored the last five points of the first quarter to lead 21-18. Cunningham had back-to-back 3-pointers and, a couple minutes later, added two layups in a 7-0 run that helped Missouri go up 37-29 at the half.

The Tigers closed the third quarter with a 12-2 run and led 63-44.

Missouri shot 51 percent for the game (25 of 49) while Illini was at 34 percent (21 of 62).

— Associated Press —

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kassius Robertson scored 23 points with a steal in the closing seconds, Jordan Barnett had 22 points and Missouri hung on to defeat Stephen F. Austin 82-81 on Tuesday night for its fifth-straight win.

It was Robertson who missed two free throw with 13.5 seconds to play before his hustle led to a turnover with 2.7 seconds left.

Aaron Augustin hit a 3-pointer with 48 seconds left to pull the Lumberjacks with 81-78 and after Johntay Porter made 1 of 2 from the line with 24 to go, Kevon Harris hit another three at 18 seconds to make it a one-point game.

Missouri (10-2) started out efficient, making 10 of its first 11 shots, six of them 3-pointers, including the last four. But SFA stayed close, making 9 of 18, and only trailed 28-21 after Barnett’s 3-pointer at the 9:23 mark.

The Tigers finished the first half making 8 of 12 3-pointers and 14 of 21 overall — plus 12 of 13 free throws. Still, they only led 48-40.

The Lumberjacks scored eight straight points, the last four by Shannon Bogues and turned that into a 18-6 run, closing to 66-65 on a free throws by Ty Holyfield with 5:56 to play. Leon Gilmore III made 1 of 2 free throws to tie the game at 70.

Robertson led Missouri with 23 points, 15 of those points from 3-pointers. Jordan Barnett followed with 22 points.

Kevon Harris scored 19 points and Holyfield added 18 to lead Stephen F. Austin (10-2), which was coming off an 83-82 win at LSU on Saturday.

BIG PICTURE

Stephen F. Austin: The Lumberjacks stifling defense sets up well for a conference title run, and maybe a tournament appearance. They forced 21 Missouri turnovers with the team that is second in the nation in steals getting 11.

Missouri: The Tigers continue to show they can compete without their star freshman, Michael Porter Jr., who is out with a back injury. Tuesday’s game was no doubt a test for Missouri, and being able to learn from and overcome the Lumberjacks’ stifling defense will help the Tigers later down the road.

UP NEXT

Stephen F. Austin heads back home to face Arlington Baptist in its last non-conference game on Thursday.

Missouri travels to St. Louis to face Illinois on Saturday. It’ll be the Tigers last non-conference game before beginning SEC play at South Carolina on Jan. 3.

— Associated Press —

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sophie Cunningham scored 20 points, Cierra Porter had her 17th career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 16 Missouri won its 11th straight with a 74-48 victory over Xavier on Monday at the West Palm Invitational.

It’s Mizzou’s longest winning streak since 13 consecutive victories to open the 2015-16 season.

Porter’s block on Xavier’s last possession of the first half started a Missouri fast break and Jordan Chavis hit a 3-pointer just before the buzzer to give the Tigers a 39-27 lead. Chavis scored all nine of her points in the first half and Porter added six points and six rebounds.

Lauren Aldridge’s no-look pass to Jordan Frericks under the basket made it 53-34 midway through the third quarter and Missouri cruised in the fourth.

Aldridge and Frericks each added 10 points for Missouri (11-1), which lost to Western Kentucky 79-76 in the season opener. In the last three games, Cunningham has combined to score 74 points, on just 34 shots, in 75 minutes. Cunningham was also 13 of 21 from 3-point range during the span.

Freshman Deja Ross led Xavier (6-4) with three 3-pointers and 13 points.

— Associated Press —

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sophie Cunningham scored 19 points and No. 16 Missouri rolled its 10th straight win with a 75-55 victory over Indiana at the West Palm Beach Invitational on Sunday.

Cunningham, coming off a season-high 35-point performance against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, scored 17 of her points in the third quarter when the Tigers outscored the Hoosiers 28-14 to break open a game Missouri led by seven at halftime. She was 4 of 6 from 3-point range in 22 minutes. Amber Smith added 10 points, Cierra Porter grabbed 12 rebounds and Hannah Schuchts blocked five shots.

With the win, the Tigers (10-1) tied the program’s sixth-longest streak.

Amanda Cahill scored a season-best 18 points and Tyra Buss 14 for Indiana (6-5), which had a two-game win streak snapped.

Missouri outrebounded Indiana 46-28, 16-8 on the offensive glass, and had a 16-3 advantage in second-chance points.

— Associated Press —

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Head Football Coach Barry Odom has added veteran offensive line coach Brad Davis to his coaching staff, as announced today. Davis, who will coach the offensive line, comes to Mizzou after spending the 2017 season at Florida as o-line coach, and he brings with him 15 years of coaching experience, including the last nine seasons running the offensive line at a variety of stops, during which time he’s coached 13 linemen to all-conference honors. Details of Davis’ contract will be released once fully executed, along with the completion of human resources procedures.

At Florida, the Gator offense was beset with injuries throughout the 2017 season, and Davis’ offensive line was extremely young, as there wasn’t a single senior in the two-deep by the end of the season. Despite the challenges, Florida still managed to rush for at least 165 yards in six consecutive games at one stretch, which was the longest streak for the program since 2009. In addition, Florida ran for more than 200 yards in three contests, while the Gator offense ranked second nationally in red zone scoring – converting at a 96.8 percent clip (30-of-31).

“I’m very pleased to have Brad and his family join our program,” said Odom. “He’s a tremendous teacher and mentor, and he’s been lights out on the recruiting trail with his approach to building true relationships with kids. Brad has experience in the SEC and he has worked hard to earn a great amount of respect among his peers. I’m excited to have him with us, and I know he is going to do a great job helping us move forward offensively and continue building,” he said.

“I’m extremely excited to join Coach Odom and his staff at Mizzou and help build on the foundation these guys have already laid,” said Davis. “In playing against these guys this year, I saw a team that played hard, played physical and that enjoyed playing together. With Coach Odom, it was an easy sell, because of his passion for the University of Missouri. Even from afar, that’s something I’ve always admired about him, not only his commitment to the school and to his kids, but really for advancing the program in any way possible. For me, the opportunity to join his program and to continue the mission that he started there, I couldn’t be more excited to do that. I can’t wait to get to work; I can’t wait to help these guys continue the path they’ve been on. I’m excited to get there and to meet all the linemen, they’ve done a fantastic job this year, and I certainly want to continue the trend of keeping these guys going the right direction and getting better daily,” Davis said.

At East Carolina, Davis’ line helped pave the way for the duo of running back Chris Hairston and quarterback James Summers to combine for 1,200 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns.

Prior to ECU, Davis played a key role in guiding prolific offenses at James Madison and Portland State. He was the JMU co-offensive coordinator and line coach during the 2014 campaign, and helped the Dukes to a 9-4 overall mark and the school’s first Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoff appearance since 2011 after a third-place finish in the Colonial Athletic Association.

Davis and James Madison stood 10th nationally in total offense with a 484.6 yards-per-game average that year, and ranked 17th in scoring with a 35.7 points-per-game clip and 21st in both rushing and passing. Behind the play of Associated Press Third-Team All-America quarterback Vad Lee, the Dukes established numerous school records, including passing completions, attempts, yards and touchdowns. In addition to Lee and receiver Daniel Brown, Davis also had a direct impact on the development of another All-CAA performer, offensive lineman Mitchell Kirsch.

Before joining JMU in 2014, Davis spent five years at Portland State, serving as the run-game coordinator and offensive line coach as part of the program’s pistol package. Under Davis, the Vikings had 10 players earn All-Big Sky Conference honors while ranking among the nation’s leaders in fewest sacks allowed.

In 2013, senior tackle Mitchell Van Dyk was named First-Team All-Big Sky and also earned third-team All-America honors by The Sports Network. The 2013 season was a record-breaking one for PSU. Davis helped lead Portland State to the Big Sky’s total offense crown, second in rushing offense and third in scoring offense, while ranking third at the FCS level in rushing offense and total offense. The Vikings also set school records with 6,486 total yards, 3,330 rushing yards, a 277.7 rushing average, 540.5 total offense average and 36 rushing touchdowns. While there, he worked with standout center Cornelius Edison, and tight end Julius Thomas. Edison later won the Rimington Award for the best center in the FCS in 2014, and is now with the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings, while Thomas is now with the Miami Dolphins.

In his last two years at PSU, his line surrendered only a combined 19 sacks to rank ninth (2013) and fifth (2012) nationally, respectively.

Davis was an offensive line staff assistant at North Carolina in 2008 and also spent two years as a defensive line graduate assistant at Texas A&M, as well as a coaching stint at Doane (Neb.) College in 2005 and 2006.

Additionally, he has been credited for developing five players who earned roster positions in the National Football League in the same time frame. Davis has also served two separate NFL summer internships, working with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011 and Seattle Seahawks in 2012.

Davis, a Baton Rouge, La. native, is a 2003 graduate of the University of Oklahoma where he was a starting offensive lineman for the Sooners. He competed on two Big 12 championship teams, the 2000 National Championship squad and played in the Independence Bowl (1999), Orange Bowl (2001), Cotton Bowl (2002) and Rose Bowl (2003). Davis was named the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in 2002.

— Mizzou Athletics —

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Vernon Hargreaves will join the Mizzou Football coaching staff as inside linebackers coach, as announced today by Head Coach Barry Odom. Hargreaves brings with him to Mizzou 33 years of collegiate coaching experience, including 26 as linebackers coach for some very successful programs. Details of Hargreaves’ contract will be released once fully executed, along with the completion of human resources procedures.

Hargreaves comes to Mizzou after spending the last three seasons as linebackers coach (2015-17) at Arkansas. In 20 seasons coaching at the FBS level, Hargreaves’ teams have advanced to 16 bowl games, including a pair of appearances in the Bowl Championship Series National Championship while at Miami, Fla., where he coached linebackers from 1998-2005. At Miami, Hargreaves was the position coach for National Football League stars Jonathan Vilma, Dan Morgan and D.J. Williams, and he helped the Hurricanes claim the 2001 BCS title.

He helped lead the Hurricanes to a BCS National Championship title in 2001 and another BCS title game appearance in 2002. At Miami, Hargreaves helped mold Vilma, Morgan, Williams, Rocky McIntosh and Nate Webster into NFL linebackers. Seven of his linebackers at Miami were selected in the NFL Draft, including Morgan who won the Butkus Award, Nagurski Trophy and the Bednarik Award in 2000.

The 2001 Hurricanes were one of the best defensive units in college football history, allowing just 9.4 points per game and only 138.2 passing yards per contest. Hargreaves helped Miami to a perfect 12-0 season, culminating in the 2002 BCS title game win over Nebraska.

“I’ve known Vernon for a number of years and have always respected the way his position plays the game,” said Odom. “He will be a great teacher and mentor for our student-athletes. His experience will be so valuable for our program; I’m excited about Vernon and his family joining our Mizzou family,” he said.

Hargreaves, who was on staff at Houston for the ’13 and ’14 seasons with current Mizzou outside linebackers coach Brian Odom, said he’s excited to get to work with a defensive staff that he respects and knows very well.

“I worked with Brian at Houston, and Barry was the defensive coordinator at Memphis when we were there, and he did a great job at Memphis, that’s where our relationship started,” said Hargreaves. “Having the opportunity to work with him and the defenses that he’s been associated with is very exciting, and then of course the familiarity I have with Brian, and then also Brick Haley, who I’ve known over the years is important to me. I’ll tell you this too, Ryan Walters is a superstar, he’s going to be a big-time college football coach. To be around all of those guys, hopefully to help and to learn and continue to build that defense, it will be a great experience. They’ve got a lot of young guys who I believe are going to be really good players, and I’m looking forward to being part of it all,” he said.

During his three seasons at Arkansas, Hargreaves coached several award winners, including sophomore MLB De’Jon Harris, who was named second-team All-SEC by the Associated Press in 2017 after he finished second in the league with 115 tackles, a year after he earned SEC All-Freshman team honors. In his first two years at Arkansas, Hargreaves mentored Brooks Ellis into one of Arkansas’ top producers on and off the field. Ellis, the team leader in tackles in 2015 and 2016, closed out his career with 290 tackles, was a four-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member and became the first Arkansas football student-athlete to earn Academic All-America honors twice. Ellis was also named the 2016 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year and was honored as one of 12 finalists for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy, also known as the “Academic Heisman.”

Prior to Arkansas, Hargreaves spent two seasons at Houston where he coached linebackers. In 2014, he helped the Cougars finish 8-5, including a thrilling come-from-behind victory over Pittsburgh in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. The Cougars ranked second in the American Conference and 11th nationally with 30 forced turnovers and were 15th nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 20.6 points per game.

In 2013, Hargreaves helped Houston rank as the third-most improved defense nationally after allowing just 21.8 points per game, 14.2 points per game lower than the previous season. Houston led the nation with 43 turnovers created and also led the country in turnover margin.

Hargreaves served as special teams coordinator and defensive ends coach at South Florida from 2010-12. The Bulls finished second nationally in tackles for loss and fourth nationally in sacks during the 2011 season, in large part due to the outstanding play of Hargreaves’ defensive ends. He helped South Florida claim its fourth bowl victory in school history with a win in the 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl over Clemson.

Hargreaves also spent three seasons as the special teams coordinator and defensive ends coach at East Carolina from 2007 to 2009. He helped defensive end C.J. Wilson earn back-to-back Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 2008 and 2009. Wilson was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 2010 NFL Draft and started at defensive end for the Packers in Super Bowl XLV. The Pirates played in a bowl game in all three seasons Hargreaves was on the coaching staff.

Hargreaves, 55, finished his playing career at Connecticut in 1983 where he was a two-time All-American. He earned all-conference honors twice during his career and was selected a team captain as a senior. His 393 career tackles still ranks sixth all-time in school history. Hargreaves was named a member of UConn’s 100th anniversary team. The New Haven, Conn., native earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Connecticut in 1986.

He and his wife, Jackie, have three children: Carina, Vernon III and Chanelle. Vernon III played cornerback at Florida from 2013-15 and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the 11th pick in the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

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