Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz confirmed Tuesday that the fifth-year linebacker is making it six seasons in Columbia. There’s not much inconsistency in Bailey’s coaches' and teammates’ initial reaction to the news.
Huge — and still relatively novel.
All players enrolled during the COVID-19-impacted 2020 season received an extra year of eligibility from the NCAA. For a while, that has helped Baker and the Tigers, who have been able to field a sizable group of fifth- and sixth-year players.
