COLUMBIA, Mo. — A few weeks ago, Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz put the pressure on his offensive line to improve.
Characterizing the group’s play through two weeks of the season with descriptors like “not how we’re going to do it moving forward,” “ain’t good enough” and “I didn’t feel good about it,” he minced no words.
Now, with the No. 19 Tigers sitting 5-0 at their first bye week of the season, the O-line looks better than it did when it drew Drinkwitz's ire. There’s still room for improvement, especially in the positions affected by the line’s shake-up late in fall camp.