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Eli Drinkwitz confirmed on Tuesday that center Connor Tollison would miss the rest of the season because of a leg injury.
Missouri’s head coach knows what a rock Tollison was for the Tigers, and he knows it’ll be tough sledding the rest of the way having to play without the junior. Drinkwitz said Tollison is “as good a center as we’ve had here.”
Eli Drinkwitz confirms that center Connor Tollison is out for the season due to a leg injury. Says Tollison was "as good a center as we've had here."
— Brandon Zimmerman (@BZSEC) November 12, 2024
Tollison was injured during the 2nd half of last Saturday night’s home victory over Oklahoma. The key offensive lineman had to leave the field and couldn’t put any weight on one of his legs.
Tollison’s season-ending injury is also a blow because he’s been so durable for Missouri, having started 34 games at center for the Tigers. Tollison is a big-time prospect for next spring’s NFL Draft, so he just might have played his final game in Columbia. The extent of Tollison’s injury and his potential recovery time is not certain at this point.
Tollison was replaced in the game by redshirt senior Drake Heismeyer, who earned Drinkwitz’s praise on Saturday for his play in relief of Tollison. Missouri outlasted Oklahoma in a wild 30-23 comeback victory to improve to 7-2.
The Tigers head to South Carolina on Saturday for a showdown with the Gamecocks at 4:15 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
