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Eli Drinkwitz laments Missouri ‘losing twice’ to Auburn, but is undaunted: ‘I’m not gonna flinch’
By Keith Farner
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Eli Drinkwitz is trying to lead Missouri out of the tough loss to Auburn in overtime, but he knows it will be difficult.
“To lose that way, really twice, just devastating for our locker room and our coaches,” he said. “Just stinks. Hard to take.”
Drinkwitz said Missouri is a resilient team and will bounce back, but it’s his job to get the Tigers back. The coach also clarified that he would handle the end of regulation the same way he did if given another chance. He wanted to make Auburn use the timeouts and end the game. The same goes for his kicker, who is usually reliable.
“I’ll go to bat with those guys anytime,” Drinkwitz said. “I’ll put Harrison Mevis in that exact same position. I’m not gonna flinch.”
Drinkwitz: “That was the team I know I had going into the season. The team I know I have going forward. I’ll go to bat with those guys anytime. … I’m not gonna flinch.”
— Dave Matter (@Dave_Matter) September 24, 2022
Eli Drinkwitz postgame: “To lose that way, really twice, just devastating for our locker room and our coaches. Just stinks. Hard to take.”
— Power Mizzou (@PowerMizzoucom) September 24, 2022
“This is going to be a resilient team. They’ll come back. That’s my job to get them back.”
— Power Mizzou (@PowerMizzoucom) September 24, 2022
“It’s a growing process, right? The team’s gotta grow. Program’s gotta grow.” Referenced getting down two touchdowns two weeks ago and not responding. Next step is learning to finish.
— Power Mizzou (@PowerMizzoucom) September 24, 2022
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
