Despite Faurot Field being enveloped in glistening snow, slippery ice and bitter cold temperatures last Saturday, the feelings around Mizzou became awfully warm by night’s end.
The Tigers knocked off Arkansas 28-21, claiming the Battle Line Trophy for the eighth time in the last nine years and ending the regular season 9-3. Now, Mizzou has a chance to win 10 games in consecutive seasons for just the third time in program history.
On the heels of more late-game heroics by Brady Cook, head coach Eli Drinkwitz took some time to reflect on the evolution of the program over the past few seasons, one that’s seen MU go from the middle to the top of a still-mighty SEC.