Pinkel put an end to almost two decades of constant losing at Missouri, making the jump from Toledo. He was a finalist for national coach of the year in 2007, when Missouri was No. 1 for a week, and he finished with a school-record 12 wins.
This is his second 7-0 start. The last was in 2010,Camisetas Del Barcelona, when he led to a Big 12 co-North title. An 8-0 start would be the school's first since Dan Devine's 11-0 team in 1960.
