Sports columnist
During a perfectly timed bye week that rewarded his No. 16 Missouri football team with a chance to ready its sling and stones for a shot at top-ranked Georgia, Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz handed his local media obligations over to his coordinators.
Good call.
After a humbling home loss to LSU, defensive coordinator Blake Baker’s defense has roared back, playing more like the team strength we expected it to be during wins against division foes Kentucky and South Carolina.
And then there’s the quiet coaching star of this MU season, first-year play-calling offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kirby Moore.