Eli Drinkwitz details tough loss to Georgia, speaks on 'self-inflicted wounds'

Eliah Drinkwitz opened his postgame press conference following Mizzou’s loss to Georgia with what every fan was thinking once the final horn sounded.

Addressing the self-inflicted wounds.

Drinkwitz: “We’re self-inflicted wounds away from winning that game.”

— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) October 2, 2022

He’s not far off. Costly penalties cropped up at the worst moments. The Tigers just couldn’t hang on when the Bulldogs started to charge late.

The Tigers also missed Dominic Lovett in the second half. He left early and did not return in the second half, around when the Mizzou offense started to sputter.

Drinkwitz referenced the Tua Tagovailoa situation when talking about Dominic Lovett not playing in the second half.

“As we learned this week, you gotta protect players from themselves.”

— Jack Soble (@jacksoble56) October 2, 2022

Here’s more from Coach Drinkwitz’ postgame press conference:

Asked about the pregame fisticuffs, Eli Drinkwitz said this is the first he’s heard of it

— Power Mizzou (@PowerMizzoucom) October 2, 2022

Drinkwitz says no regrets on calling three passes on last offensive series. He went into the drive willing to get 2 for 1 possessions, saved all timeouts for defense

— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) October 2, 2022

Drinkwitz’s message to the team after tonight:
“Press on. There’s a lot of football left.”

— Brandon Haynes (@BrandonHaynes_) October 2, 2022