The Missouri Tigers’ football season will officially begin in 44 days, but they have unofficially started this week in Dallas. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) kicked off its 2024 Media Days on Monday, featuring coaches and players from all 16 teams previewing the upcoming season.
Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz is scheduled to speak at 2:20 p.m. Central Time to discuss his team following an 11-2 season in 2023. Joining him are quarterback Brady Cook, wide receiver Luther Burden III, and defensive tackle Kristian Williams.
MizzouCentral has correspondents in Dallas covering all the news for the Tigers. Follow this post for live updates from Drinkwitz’s Tuesday afternoon session. The latest updates will be at the top.
Live Updates:
• On defensive coordinator Corey Batoon: “He’ll have a few wrinkles of his own, but for us, it’s still about stopping the run, confusing, harassing, hitting the quarterback, and winning situational football… Whoever’s calling the plays must maintain those fundamentals.”
• “We have a lot left to prove to achieve the consistency and success we aim for. I understand there are a lot of outside expectations for our program. For us, the key is to focus on running our own race.”
• Drinkwitz acknowledges the loss of Cody Schrader, emphasizing that replacing his energy and mindset in the locker room will be more challenging than replacing his on-field performance.
• He stresses the importance of not dwelling on last year’s success: “That was last year. Last year has nothing to do with this year. We, as a team, brotherhood, coaching staff, and players, have to form our own identity and develop our own chemistry.”
• Drinkwitz begins his session by honoring the late Monte Kiffin: “His legacy on the game has impacted many coaches and great players… The game of football lost a superhero this week.”
