A lot of college football games this season are getting the “playoff elimination game” designation. You will probably hear that a lot about Georgia vs Tennessee this weekend, for instance. LSU vs Alabama last week got that label. Missouri at South Carolina is a playoff elimination game in that both teams are probably out, but the loser is definitely out. It is Mizzou’s last chance to get a signature win against a highly-regarded team.
It is also a collision of two trends: Eli Drinkwitz is an unblemished 5-0 in his career against the Gamecocks, one at App State then four in a row at Mizzou.