Eli Drinkwitz gives update on Beau Pribula ahead of Oklahoma game
By Sydney Hunte
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Eli Drinkwitz and Mizzou have an opportunity on Saturday to knock Oklahoma out of the running for a College Football Playoff berth, a week after the Sooners’ massive win at Alabama vaulted them back into the discussion for a spot in the 12-team field.
The Tigers, unranked in the CFP Top 25, have been without quarterback Beau Pribula since Oct. 25, when the quarterback suffered an ankle injury against Vanderbilt and needed to be carted off the field. But on Sunday, CBSSports.com’s Matt Zenitz on Sunday reported on “early optimism” over the signal caller’s return to the lineup in Norman against the Sooners.
Drinkwitz, who gave an update on Pribula on Tuesday, didn’t hide his annoyance with Sunday’s reporting.
“I know there were some questions about Beau Pribula … He has been allowed to practice with certain limitations, which is why he appeared on the SEC availability report last week, and why you saw him on Saturday in pregame warm-up,” Eli Drinkwitz said, via a video posted by KMIZ-TV’s Nathalie Jones. “We will see how he progresses this week, and you will be updated on the SEC media report, or by apparently now Matt Zenitz or Pete Thamel’s tweets.”
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Drinkwitz noted that while Matt Zollers “has been awesome” in relief of Pribula and “played a heck of a game” against Mississippi State in a 49-27 win, there’s no risk of him ultimately usurping Pribula for the QB1 job.
“We don’t have a Drew Bledsoe/Tom Brady thing here brewing yet,” he said.
The “anticipation” on Drinkwitz’s end, then, is that Zollers will start against Oklahoma despite the progression of Pribula. But the Tigers’ head coach took one final dig before moving on.
“If something changes … log on to Twitter and get your news there first,” he quipped.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
