Another day, another addition to Eliah Drinkwitz's Missouri football coaching staff. As reported last week, Alabama-Birmingham tight ends coach Casey Woods will join the staff in an unspecified offensive coaching role, MU announced Monday.
Woods, who previously coached with Drinkwitz at Auburn and Arkansas State, has been part of UAB's revival the last three years, serving as tight ends coach, run game coordinator and recruiting coordinator. The program was shut down for two seasons prior to 2017. With Woods on staff, the Blazers have since gone 28-12 the last three years. Woods is the son of Sparky Woods, former head coach at Appalachian State, South Carolina and VMI and now holds the title of senior advisor to North Carolina head coach Mack Brown.