Eliah Drinkwitz has just hired his first strength and conditioning director at Missouri.

Under the team’s new coach, the Tigers weight room and conditioning program will be led by former NFL player Zac Woodfin. Even better for Missouri fans, Drinkwitz hired Woodfin away from Kansas.

The hire was officially announced on Thursday by Missouri.

“Zac brings energy, expertise and toughness to Mizzou,” Drinkwtiz said in a released statement. “He’s played and developed players at the highest level and we can’t wait for him to get started with our program.”

Woodfin played his college football at UAB, where he set a new program record for tackles in Birmingham, before making a number of stops in the NFL, with the vast majority of his time coming with the Baltimore Ravens. Following his playing career, Woodfin was hired by the Green Bay Packers to work as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. He then went back to UAB before stops at Southern Miss and Kansas.

“It’s an unbelievable opportunity to serve Mizzou’s student-athletes, the staff and the program,” Woodfin said. “I’m excited to coach in the best conference in college football and coach for a man like Coach Drinkwtiz. Every single aspect of this job fires me up and energizes me. I’m fortunate and blessed and I’m going to go above and beyond to do more than what is expected in order to help the program. I can’t wait to get going.”

Woodfin’s coaching history:

2017-19 – Kansas
2015-16 – Southern Miss
2014 – UAB
2011-13 – Green Bay Packers
2007-10 – Athletes Performance (EXOS)

Woodfin’s playing experience:

2001-04 – UAB
2005 – Green Bay Packers (practice squad)
2005 – New Orleans Saints (practice squad)
2005-06 – Baltimore Ravens
2007 – Frankfurt Galaxy
2007 – Houston Texans (practice squad)