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Jackie Shipp
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Jackie Shipp was hired by new Missouri head coach Barry Odom to coach its defensive line. Shipp coached the same position at Alabama in 1998, and he returned to college coaching at Oklahoma from 1999 to 2012.
Shipp is a long-time defensive line and linebacker coach at the college and NFL level.
He began his career as linebackers coach for Oklahoma, then coached the same position for the Miami Dolphins and Los Angeles Raiders.
The former NFL linebacker then switched to coach defensive line for the Central Missouri Mules, Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks, Southern Illinois Salukis and Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks.
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