Eli Drinkwitz lists specific areas that especially hurt Mizzou in loss to LSU

Eli Drinkwitz and Mizzou came so close yet finished so far. The Tigers led No. 23 LSU for most of Week 6’s key matchup but failed to even cover after not being able to stick the landing.

Drinkwitz met with reporters following the game to spell out just what went wrong late against the No. 23 Tigers Saturday afternoon. A football game is complex, but Drinkwitz whittled it down to 2 main points: inability to create turnovers and an inability to contain dual-threat Jayden Daniels.

Eli Drinkwitz at the podium.

Says inability to create turnovers and contain the QB really hurt #Mizzou today.

— Power Mizzou (@PowerMizzoucom) October 7, 2023

Daniels was unreal Saturday, in fairness. The LSU QB rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown while also adding 259 yards and 3 touchdowns through the air.

And it was Daniels’ legs which hurt the Tigers at the end of the game. The penultimate play of the Tigers’ go-ahead drive late in the game was a 31-yard rush from Daniels, followed by a 29-yard connection with Malik Nabers for the score.

And while LSU is not a team that has turned the ball over a ton this season, Mizzou’s inability to do so Saturday certainly stood out. The Tigers threw a pair of interceptions while LSU didn’t cough the ball up once.

Drinkwitz pointed to a few other areas as well, notably penalties and the Tigers’ efficiency on 3rd down.

“We’ve been kind of living dangerously on a few things.”#Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz points to third downs, turnovers and penalties as some of the problem areas that resulted in a loss today ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/gtzo8hBN4a

— Nathalie Jones (@NathalieABC17) October 7, 2023

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.