GREAT story on our walk-on D-II Truman State transfer who has earned our starting runningback job...
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Through seven games, he’s Mizzou’s second-leading rusher with 362 yards and leads the team with 5.3 yards per carry and four rushing touchdowns. He’s got another year of eligibility next season, and in September the team rewarded him with a scholarship, effective in January.
“It just goes to show you that college football is not a perfect system as far as identifying and acquiring talent,” Drinkwitz said. “Neither is the NFL. It’s people’s ability to maintain discipline, believe in themselves and work to achieve their dreams. It’s the American story.”

From D-II transfer to starter, how Cody Schrader became Mizzou football's 'American Story'
The senior from Lutheran South High and Truman State has earned a prominent place in the Tigers' backfield heading into Saturday's trip to South Carolina.
Through seven games, he’s Mizzou’s second-leading rusher with 362 yards and leads the team with 5.3 yards per carry and four rushing touchdowns. He’s got another year of eligibility next season, and in September the team rewarded him with a scholarship, effective in January.
“It just goes to show you that college football is not a perfect system as far as identifying and acquiring talent,” Drinkwitz said. “Neither is the NFL. It’s people’s ability to maintain discipline, believe in themselves and work to achieve their dreams. It’s the American story.”