Eli Drinkwitz previews season opener against Louisiana Tech: ‘Everything we’ve got, ready to roll’
By Keith Farner
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Eli Drinkwitz and Missouri will take on an opponent in Louisiana Tech with a new coaching staff, and the Tigers’ coach on Sunday shared that it’s difficult in preparations.
Sonny Cumbie is a dynamic offensive coach, Drinkwitz said, and has a quarterback in Matthew Downing, the one-time Georgia QB, who is a transfer from TCU. Drinkwitz also called out Smoke Harris, who is a slot receiver and return man with plenty of talent.
“For us, it’s going to be a matter of us executing what we do best at a high level,” he said. “Really tapping into our DNA and then reacting to what their changeups are to us.”
Drinkwitz said Missouri will try and use the Thursday platform to showcase the program as more attention will be on the Tigers are there are a limited number of games in college football.
“We’re going to have be ready and prepared and own the moment,” he said. “… We ain’t worried about anything past Thursday night. Our sole focus, energy, concentration, everything we’ve got, ready to roll. The best thing that we’ve been able to do through fall camp is prepare in that manner, but have all of our game-ending scenarios ready to go. Got-to-have-it calls.”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
