COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri football fans have plenty to worry about these days. Will a COVID-19 outbreak on campus or within the locker room jeopardize the season? Will the Southeastern Conference keep pushing to play this fall? Will the Tigers’ brutal schedule slow down Eliah Drinkwitz’s recruiting momentum?
Here’s one concern fans can scratch off their list: Nick Bolton isn’t going anywhere — for now.
Bolton might be the best college linebacker whose team plans to play in 2020 — Alabama’s Dylan Moses is his top competition in the SEC — but the way things have unfolded in recent weeks, nobody should have been surprised had Bolton considered sitting out the upcoming season to prepare for the NFL draft.