COLUMBIA, Mo. — A high number of COVID-19 cases among players, coaches and staff forced Mizzou to pull out of Wednesday’s Music City Bowl, in which the Tigers would have faced Iowa, the team announced Sunday. With no chance to reschedule the matchup, the contest became the latest canceled bowl game, and thus abruptly ended coach Eli Drinkwitz’s debut Mizzou season with a 5-5 record.
Meeting with reporters Sunday on Zoom, Drinkwitz said players and coaches “wanted to forge on.” But with the team’s increased number of positive cases, any further activities would be considered a public health risk by local health officials.