“Toughness Week” is a fairly new installation to the Missouri fall camp schedule. It consists of six-straight days of practice in the middle of camp (also the hottest portion). Coach Eli Drinkwitz, sporting his typical white bucket hat to keep cool in the heat, was pleased with what he has been seeing during this trying period of the year.
Injury update
Let’s get the negative news over with first, shall we? Jay Maclin has a broken forearm that will sideline him for 3-4 weeks, while Mookie Cooper has an unspecified lower leg injury with no solid timetable for his return at the moment (possibly 10-14 days, maybe more).