COLUMBIA, Mo. — Talking over dinner before Southeastern Conference media days a couple of weeks ago in Atlanta, Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz asked Connor Tollison who needed to step up on the defensive side of the ball for the Tigers to find success in 2025.
Tollison, a shrewd observer made even sharper by spending spring practice sidelined while coming back from a torn ACL, was quick with his answer: the cornerbacks.
“And that’s the truth,” Drinkwitz said.
Cornerback is a deep and fairly experienced position for Mizzou heading into this season, but also one that needs to see improvement for the MU defense to reach its potential.