Drinkwitz: Next two weeks are crucial for Mizzou, SEC

Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz works the field on the first day of football practice at the University of Missouri in Columbia on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Photo by Robert Cohen,COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri athletics director Jim Sterk expressed optimism for a football season this fall on Monday.

Optimism aside, his football coach knows the next couple weeks are crucial.

When MU started classes on Monday, the school announced there are at least 159 active cases of COVID-19 among the student body. Mizzou has not required students to get tested prior to moving back to campus, which means the actual figure of positive cases could be much higher. Other schools around the Southeastern Conference are…