What Eli Drinkwitz had to say about his first win as Mizzou head coach, last-second stand vs. LSU
The Missouri Tigers picked up a huge win over No. 17 LSU on Saturday afternoon, using a late defensive stop to earn a 45-41 victory.
That was first-year coach Eli Drinkwitz’s first win at the helm of the program, and after the game, he was excited and proud of his team.
Here’s what Drinkwitz had to say about the Tigers’ thrilling win:
On the Tigers’ character against LSU:
Eli Drinkwitz: "Our guys didn't flinch today. They didn't flinch."
— Ben Frederickson (@Ben_Fred) October 10, 2020
Eliah Drinkwitz: "I can't tell you how proud I am of our football team."
"Our guys didn't flinch today. … They just kept fighting."
— Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) October 10, 2020
On the late goal-line stand:
"It was our will versus theirs and we wanted it more."
Mizzou Coach Eli Drinkwitz proud of his team after their win against LSU@KRCG13
— Kevin Ryans KRCG 13 (@OfficialKevRy) October 10, 2020
On star LB Nick Bolton:
Eliah Drinkwitz on Nick Bolton: "That guy is a straight warrior."
He said Bolton was in a green non-contact jersey all week and was dinged up going into the game.
— Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) October 10, 2020
On the defensive line being hit hard by injuries and COVID-19:
Drinkwitz said DL coach Brick Haley needs to be considered "Dr. Phil" this week because of all the things he needed to deal with this week with injuries and COVID.
— Souichi Terada (@SouichiTerada) October 10, 2020
On not slowing down moving forward:
Drinkwitz shrugs off any complacency: "I plan on being a part of alot more wins here at Mizzou."
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) October 10, 2020
Drinkwitz: "I plan on being a part of a lot more wins here at Mizzou. It's not ever going to be about me. It's going to be about our football team."
— Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) October 10, 2020
On QB Connor Bazelak’s 400-yard, 4-touchdown performance:
Drinkwitz on Bazelak's play: "I'd say it was pretty good."
— Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) October 10, 2020
Mizzou takes on Vanderbilt next weekend with a chance to even their record at 2-2.
Having a decent QB made all the difference. Robinson couldn’t complete a pass in the flat to Travis Kelce. Bazelak just threw 4 TDs to receivers no one knew were on the roster.
Kris Abrams-Draine needs to be benched though. It’s not hard to catch a punt.
In his first career start as a redshirt freshman, Bazelak did something Drew Lock never could – beat a highly ranked team.
The sky is the limit for this dude.
Highly ranked? We won’t even be receiving votes this week.
LSU has a lot of quality players on their D. They will figure it out.
Hopefully. Good luck going forward.
Maybe FLA was considering aTm a “tune up” game before playing LSU like LSU considered Mizzou. Lol ooops! Congrats Drink, well deserved. Orgeron cant just wait for the game to start and watch anymore, he’s actually having to coach this year and the results are already showing. I have no idea why they don’t even TRY to run the ball, but that’s just crappy coaching.
I do wonder though if Stingley’s jock is still laying on Faurot Field after the move Luper put on him? Nasty.