Eli Drinkwitz says achieving long-term goals starts with ‘short-term success’
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Missouri was blown out at Tennessee on Saturday, 66-24.
The loss dropped the Tigers to 4-6 on the season, but they have been more competitive than that record would indicate.
Four of the losses suffered by Eli Drinkwitz’s team have been by a combined 18 points.
Still, the Tigers are now in a position where they have to beat New Mexico State and Arkansas in their final 2 games if they hope to play in a bowl game.
Drinkwitz, however, said his team has to take it one game at a time.
“For us, it’s all about the seniors this week,” Drinkwitz said Wednesday during the SEC coaches teleconference. “The next step is to try to be 1-0. If we can do that, it sets us up for our goal next weekend, which is to get to the postseason. … Long-term success of this program is going to be determined by the short-term success of this week.”
The Tigers play host to the Aggies at 7: 30 p.m. (ET) Saturday. The game will be televised by ESPNU.
"Chris Wallace covers college football for Saturday Down South. He has covered college athletics for multiple newspapers and also worked previously for Rivals.com and GolfChannel.com."
