Take yourself back one year ago and think about what the state of Missouri’s two biggest revenue sports were.
The schools’ football coach had just finished another season at 6-7, with another bowl loss to Wake Forest. As the offseason hit, a large portion of the discourse was not *should* Missouri explore external options at quarterback but rather, the discussion was centered on *who* those options should be. There were no mock drafts featuring Darius Robinson or Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the first round. Cody Schrader was still expected to share carries with Nathaniel Peat. As a whole, the 2023 season was looking like a make or break year for Eli Drinkwitz as the hot seat (at least among fans) had grown warmer and warmer.