COLUMBIA, Mo. - Eli Drinkwitz is grateful his Missouri football team plays pass-crazy Mississippi State on Saturday.
“I don't think we could sit in the trenches this week as beat up as we are,” he said Tuesday.
Most of Missouri’s defensive linemen are dealing with injuries, Drinkwitz said. Several are considered questionable for Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. kickoff in Starkville, Mississippi: Kobie Whiteside, Markell Utsey, Trajan Jeffcoat and Chris Turner. Two more defensive regulars have already been ruled out with injuries: starting boundary safety Tyree Gillespie and backup cornerback Ish Burdine. Receiver Micah Wilson is also out, while receiver Jalen Knox is considered questionable.