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FOOTBALL ELI DRINKWITZ'S MEDIA DAY PRESSER AHEAD OF FLORIDA GAME

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Starts with a poem dedicated to Veterans Day that he was given recently. The poem is about Dale Raymond Jackson, who was a military vet who has passed. You can find his name on a memorial highway sign right outside of Faurot Field.

It's Senior Day this Saturday. He starts with the guys who have been here their whole career and then the ones who have joined the team during some part in their careers.

He asks for a packed Faurot Field, especially from the student section.

Proud of last week but they're on to this week.

Calls Florida efficient. Says Graham Mertz is playing outstanding. Credits him for spreading the ball around.

Calls Eugene Wilson and Trevor Etienne stand out players.

Thinks FLA's defense is deep depth-wise.

Can't rely on last week's performance to win this week.

Calls senior class a special group. It's more special since the portal is something any player can do.

Core value is to compete to do it better than it has been done before. Selling out Faurot every week was one of those goals.

His pitch to players last year to stay wasn't a pitch but just the players believing in the coaching and training staff that they would take care of the players if they stayed.

Said FLA played Tennessee the best outside of Missouri itself. He said they have the talent and they have one of the top DEs in the country. Talks about the respect they have for Florida.

Have to stop the run so that way they can limit play action. He likes the odd front defense the team ran against UT last week. Thinks they were better in underneath coverage.

Were able to add safeties to the run fits in the odd fronts and takes the pressure off of corners. Gave up six explosive plays last week which was Mizzou's best this season.

Odd front will be part of the regular package going forward. He noticed dropping the DEs in coverage weren't great so this is how they found a solution to doing that.

Offensive line had a lot of pride after the UT game but after watching the tape Drink said they realized they have to do a lot better.

FLA runs a lot of 11 and 12 personnel. Does a lot of motion. MU needs to create

Ty'Ron Hopper had clean X-rays and MRI was clean. He's questionable with an ankle sprain.

Talks about Triston Newson improving since his great spring. He embraced special teams and now is making.

Called Mertz efficient and decisive with reads.

Said he will use Cody Schrader's story significantly going forward. It's a story of Mizzou football and this university. Said Schrader embodies the state which is mostly rural Missouri.

Jokes that he likes Cody, Ty'Ron and D-Rob as people he'd take in an alley fight. Last year it was between Cody and DJ Coleman.
 
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