Before he said a word about Central Michigan on Tuesday, Eli Drinkwitz took a moment to express his gratitude to the 13 soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan just a couple of days ago. It was with a clearly heavy heart he then shifted focus to the Tigers Week 1 opponent.
Going into this game, Mizzou is not taking the Chippewas lightly, “Central Michigan is a really good football team in my opinion,” Drinkwitz said, “For us, it doesn’t matter who the opponent is or where it is. It’s about going 1-0 every week.”
He also was very complimentary of CMU, and former Florida Head Coach Jim McElwain calling him an “excellent coach” and citing his successful offenses at Florida that led the Gators to two SEC East titles.