COLUMBIA, Mo. — After going nigh on two decades without one, quarterback battles are in vogue for Missouri football. A relatively clear lineage that ran from Brad Smith to Chase Daniel to Blaine Gabbert to James Franklin to Maty Mauk to Drew Lock has seen much more competition since Eli Drinkwitz became the Tigers’ coach ahead of the 2020 season.
Now, heading into his sixth season at Mizzou, he’s staging the fourth quarterback competition of his MU tenure. Penn State transfer Beau Pribula is battling perennial piece of potential Sam Horn for the QB1 title.
And with that battle coming down to a high-profile transfer and a two-sport athlete, it’s unique.