Missouri Football Appoints Corey Batoon as New Defensive Coordinator

Batoon, former South Alabama defensive coordinator, steps into a Missouri program that finished last season with an 11-2 record.

Missouri football has hired Corey Batoon as their new defensive coordinator, replacing Blake Baker who took the same job at LSU.
Batoon, 55, spent the last three seasons at South Alabama where his defense was ranked No. 15 in the nation in yards yielded per game.
Prior to South Alabama, Batoon had coaching stints at Ole Miss, Florida, Hawaii and Florida Atlantic, and has been a part of championship-level teams at every stop.
Batoon's defense at South Alabama had a stop rate and havoc rate that were No. 18 and 30 in the country respectively.
Batoon will be stepping into a Missouri program that finished last season 11-2, including a victory in the Cotton Bowl.