Followed Barry Odom. Eli Drinkwitz moved Missouri from National Program I to Power Program III in 7 seasons.
[I was] very disappointed in the third quarter from an overall intensity standpoint… That is a hallmark of what we do not do in our program
I’m not going to give a medical report on it
He’s had plenty of reps
It’s really going to be about guys who can get by acting as one, who can communicate, who can play through the nerves and go out and execute at a high level
I think he’ll be one of the top four or five snap hitters at the wide receiver position
We anticipate that he will make a recovery
I am for expanded opportunities for schools in the playoffs
I am not for giving the committee more opportunities to put people in the playoffs
It’s just being explosive
Throwing those away so you can get a bad matchup between 24 and 18 doesn't make sense to me
Not criticizing the police or the right to bear arms, which is a Second Amendment right
But just saying there is no place for gun violence, especially for our youth in society.
My anticipation of what I’ve seen, the way he’s attacked his rehab: He’s going to be a better Ahmad Hardy than when he was before
Josh had a setback with his injury
He’s [Atkins] still attacking it, but we’ll see how that goes
There’s some internal healing that has to occur before we get to any type of strenuous activities which would then dictate a timeline on his return
I can tell you Ahmad Hardy has been discharged from the hospital. He’s back in (Missouri Orthopedic Institute) and he’s working on a recovery
When you’re dealing with elite athletes, getting back healthy and getting back to elite status is always a little bit tricky in some of these situations
We’re thrilled to add Alex, Chop, John and Garrett to our coaching staff
This place has been nothing but great to me. So I just felt like we weren’t done yet
We were on the wrong end of the flags
His real stature score, season by season, across every program he’s coached — so a stretch that stays in one tier the whole way can still climb or sink on the line, not just flatten out. Node color marks the tier reached. Which program a stretch belongs to is carried by the shaded lane behind it.
Reached Power Program in his 5th career season — faster than 30% of the 395 FBS coaches who have ever reached Power Program (rank #251 of 395 by seasons-to-arrival).
Where each stint’s offense sat between run-first and pass-first, and how far it moved from one season to the next. The band is that stint’s real season-to-season range, not a fixed-width box.
Season-to-season pass-rate range for all 258 FBS coaching stints with at least three covered seasons, 2014–2025.
How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.
10–2 against his rivals. Winless in 4 tries against Kirby Smart.
A statistical estimate of this coach’s contribution to team performance, separated from that season’s roster talent, returning production, and his coordinators — pooled across his whole head-coaching career.
Model fit as of 2026-09-04.
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Hot take: Drinkwitz is overhyped. He beats unranked teams and teams that are barely ranked, but he can’t do anything against the actual good teams
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5th-best Missouri tenure of 12 by the numbers.
Performs about as expected for his recruiting talent, on both sides of the ball.
Followed Barry Odom (2016–2019).
| Season | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | ||||||||
| Record | 5–5 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 11–2 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 0–0 | |
| Postseason | — | L bowl | L bowl | W bowl | W bowl | L bowl | — | |
| Recruiting rank | #50 | #27 | #15 | #34 | #20 | #20 | #34 | |
| Style — pass rate | ||||||||
| Pass rate | 50.9 | 49.5 | 44.2 | 43.1 | 43.9 | 39.4 | 42.3 | |
| Coordinators | ||||||||
| OC | — | — | — | Kirby Moore | Kirby Moore | Kirby Moore | Chip Lindsey | |
| DC | Ryan Walters | Steve Wilks | Blake Baker / D. J. Smith | Blake Baker / D. J. Smith | Corey Batoon / D. J. Smith | Corey Batoon | Corey Batoon | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | ||||||||
| Offense | 53 | 50 | 48 | 85 | 51 | 39 | 57 | |
| Defense | 11 | 13 | 61 | 93 | 71 | 90 | 48 | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script (2021+ only) | ||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | 41.3 | 44.4 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 45.6 | 37.1 | 35.6 | |
| Red-zone pass% | 22.7 | 40.0 | 27.4 | 30.3 | 27.1 | 32.2 | 17.4 | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | 35.5 | 23.7 | 29.8 | 22.5 | 20.9 | 39.5 | — | |
A typical amount of portal roster-building.
Typical size for position, once adjusted for position mix.
Recruits older, more experienced transfers than most.
25 NFL Draft picks: Jordan Elliott (2020), Albert Okwuegbunam (2020), Nick Bolton (2021), Tyree Gillespie (2021), Larry Borom (2021), Joshuah Bledsoe (2021), Larry Rountree III (2021), Akayleb Evans (2022) + 17 more
6 player-seasons honored (All-America / national award): Harrison Mevis (2021), Kris Abrams-Draine (2023), Cody Schrader (2023), Ahmad Hardy (2025), Ahmad Hardy (2026), Cayden Green (2026)
AI Narratives — “Missouri's inconsistent 2025 season” and 2 more on the team page.
2nd-best App State tenure of 7 by the numbers.
Outperforms his recruiting talent, on both sides of the ball.
Followed Scott Satterfield (2014–2018).
2 NFL Draft picks: Darrynton Evans (2020), Akeem Davis-Gaither (2020)
Offensive coordinator across 2 programs, 2 stints, before and after wearing the head-coach hat — every season measured on the same axis, whether he personally ran the unit or someone else did.