Eli Drinkwitz offers update for Luther Burden, status for Week 11 vs. Tennessee
Eli Drinkwitz provided an update on start wide receiver Luther Burden after he suffered an injury during last week’s game against Georgia.
Burden, who has recorded 958 yards and 7 touchdowns this season, has been questionable this week, and Drinkwitz said that he is still waiting to make a call on whether or not he will play on Saturday against Tennessee.
“I haven’t seen him practice today,” Drinkwitz said during the SEC coaches teleconference. “But yesterday he was in a green jersey and didn’t take a whole lot of reps and we’ll just have to see. See how he progresses. I won’t know more about that probably until after today’s practice. But I would anticipate Friday’s the first time I’ll have a real feel on whether or not he’s going to be able to play or not.”
Burden has been a huge piece of Missouri’s offense this season, and having him back for the game against Tennessee would be crucial. He has been a favorite target for quarterback Brady Cook, and for good reason.
Missouri is looking for a bounce back game after losing to Georgia last week, but the Vols are looking for a signature win amidst a tough stretch of games. The matchup is sure to be a good one on Saturday and it kicks off at 3:30 p.m. ET.