Eli Drinkwitz contract: Details emerge about raise for Missouri coach, per report
By Keith Farner
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Eli Drinkwitz received a new contract in recent days, and details have emerged about the Missouri coach’s compensation in future years.
Drinkwitz’s salary increases from $4 million to $6 million next year under his new contract with incremental raises each year through 2027, Dave Matter of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Missouri last week also signed defensive coordinator Blake Baker to a contract extension. Drinkwitz originally signed a contract through the 2025 season upon his arrival in 2019.
Drinkwitz is 15-17 at Missouri in just under 3 seasons. He’s 10-14 overall in SEC play. This season, the Tigers are 4-5 and 2-4 in the SEC. All 4 SEC losses have been by 1 possession.
After Saturday’s loss to Kentucky, Drinkwitz discussed the new deal.
“I know today’s loss is disappointing,” Drinkwitz said after the 21-17 defeat to the Wildcats, “but it’s the belief in how we’re doing it and the direction that we’re going, and really appreciate that belief. Belief’s a powerful thing, and I talked about it a couple of weeks (ago), I really feel like we’ve improved in a lot of ways, and the results will come.”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
