Will he be able to recruit enough quality players from within the state and outside the Missouri border to build a competitive SEC roster?
Drinkwitz, who coached Appalachian State to 12 wins this season and before that was North Carolina State’s offensive coordinator for three years, builds his “pro-tempo” no-huddle offense around base concepts he learned working with Auburn’s Gus Malzahn and Boise State’s Bryan Harsin, two of the game’s most successful offensive coaches.
Drinkwitz first studied Malzahn’s offense after he graduated from Arkansas Tech and spent the 2004 season as an intern under the Springdale (Ark.