COLUMBIA, Mo. — Eli Drinkwitz could be a writer.
At face value, this is a silly thought to have. Drinkwitz is the head coach of a Southeastern Conference football team, after all, which doesn’t seem like the kind of job that is conducive to having a lot of time for writing. Are there any $9 million a year writing jobs out there, anyway?
But at times, there’s a narrative, almost literary quality to Missouri’s coach, whose fifth season with the program begins at 7 p.m. Thursday with the 2024 opener against Murray State.
There’s something thematic about Drinkwitz's team.