From hot seat to hot coach. This was the transition Missouri Tigers head coach Eli Drinkwitz made in one season which was his fourth in Columbia, Missouri this past fall and winter as he led the Missouri Tigers to a 10-2 regular season, capped with a Cotton Bowl victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Prior to 2023, Drinkwitz had gone a modest 17-19 in three years in Columbia after taking over for the previously fired Barry Odom. It is safe to say that almost no one saw the 10-win season from the Tigers coming in 2023, but that is exactly what happened.
From hot seat to hot coach. This was the transition Missouri Tigers head coach Eli Drinkwitz made in one season which was his fourth in Columbia, Missouri this past fall and winter as he led the Missouri Tigers to a 10-2 regular season, capped with a Cotton Bowl victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Prior to 2023, Drinkwitz had gone a modest 17-19 in three years in Columbia after taking over for the previously fired Barry Odom. It is safe to say that almost no one saw the 10-win season from the Tigers coming in 2023, but that is exactly what happened.
Led by quarterback Brady Cook and division II transfer running back Cody Shrader, this group of Tigers that was not thought to do much of anything ended up as one of the best teams in the SEC, finishing second to the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC East.
In fact, Drinkwitz’s Tigers only lost to the previously mentioned Georgia Bulldogs and LSU Tigers last season
Missouri’s head man received a contract extension and raise on December 31st this past season which will pay him $46 million through 2028, starting with $9 million in 2024.
Compared to other coaches in the SEC, Drinkwitz was making 12th most in the conference prior to the extension at $6 million per year according to The Tennessean. This new deal projects him to be about mid-pack in the conference as far as annual earnings go behind names like Kirby Smart, Lane Kiffin and Brian Kelly.
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