COLUMBIA, Mo. - Eliah Drinkwitz was in no mood for happy talk after Wednesday’s practice. His Missouri football team is 10 days away from opening the season against No. 2-ranked and heavily favored Alabama. That’s not good news — but it’s not the bad news. What could be worse?
The Tigers are without 12 players for reasons related to COVID-19, all 12 of whom must be held out of the Sept. 26 game against the Crimson Tide per Southeastern Conference protocols.
There could be more to come.
“That's as of Sunday's test,” Drinkwitz said. “We tested again today.