COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sandwiched between visits with players in the transfer portal, Music City Bowl preparation and the headache that is retaining a roster in modern college football, Eli Drinkwitz served up a piece of his mind Wednesday afternoon.
It was a sign of the times — and a sign of what his job has become. Drinkwitz talked about coming to grips with the nature of the transfer portal, the things he wishes the Mizzou freshmen who recently transferred away understood and how he worries about the future of the sport.
Drinkwitz is in the middle of the highest-pressure part of his season, and he’s not even one of the 12 head coaches with a College Football Playoff game on deck.