A tale of 2 tunnels: Why Mizzou coach Eli Drinkwitz decided to sign extension, stay put

A tale of 2 tunnels: Why Mizzou coach Eli Drinkwitz decided to sign extension, stay put

Something that happened in a tunnel at Oklahoma’s stadium resulted in Eli Drinkwitz signing a contract extension to stay at Mizzou.

Eli Drinkwitz explains decision to sign contract extension with Mizzou amid outside interest

Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz was briefly enveloped in the unprecedented 2025 college football coaching carousel before signing a new 6-year deal worth an average of $10.75 million per season to stay with the Tigers. Saturday, following Mizzou’s 31-17 road win against Arkansas that finished up an 8-4 campaign, Drinkwitz elaborated on his decision to re-sign with the Tigers. “This place has been nothing but great to me. So I just felt like we were…