Eli Drinkwitz may have lied in his opening statement postgame
The Missouri football coach, after a comfortable opening night that saw his team open the 2026 season with a 54-14 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, said that his "only disappointment for the night (was) I didn't get to meet Sheryl Crow," who sang the national anthem before the Thursday night opener in Columbia.
But by the time he left the lectern a little less than 10 minutes later, he'd identified a few more frustrations than just missing out on a meet and greet with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.
"We ended up pulling some guys pretty quickly to try to mitigate risk and injury. Very disappointed in the third quarter from an overall intensity standpoint, a coaching standpoint," Drinkwitz said. "It was a perfect night for me to be able to be excited in the first half and really mad in the second half, so I've got a lot of things to coach on."
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The Missouri football coach, after a comfortable opening night that saw his team open the 2026 season with a 54-14 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, said that his "only disappointment for the night (was) I didn't get to meet Sheryl Crow," who sang the national anthem before the Thursday night opener in Columbia.
But by the time he left the lectern a little less than 10 minutes later, he'd identified a few more frustrations than just missing out on a meet and greet with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.
"We ended up pulling some guys pretty quickly to try to mitigate risk and injury. Very disappointed in the third quarter from an overall intensity standpoint, a coaching standpoint," Drinkwitz said. "It was a perfect night for me to be able to be excited in the first half and really mad in the second half, so I've got a lot of things to coach on."
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#night #Football
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