Coach Drinkwitz Breaks Down Second Preseason Scrimmage
8/9/2025 4:08:00 PM | Football
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Following the second scrimmage of the preseason, Mizzou football coach Eliah Drinkwitz met with members of the media Saturday to address questions about the scrimmage and the first two weeks of camp, plus the ongoing quarterback competition.
"I thought I saw some really good things and saw some things that frustrate you," Drinkwitz said. "I think the biggest takeaway for me offensively was zero turnovers. Quarterbacks didn't turn the ball over today I thought was good. Defense did a really nice job ... I think they had two safeties, which I thought was, was really good. Red zone was was pretty even. I thought the defense got the better part of them in the open field for the most part. Right there at the end of the game, Sam Horn gave his group a chance to tie it with the field goal, and field goal didn't convert. But then right there, Beau Pribula took them down and scored a touchdown. So it was good job by both by both quarterbacks. You know, I was really looking to see if we had some separation today, and I honestly just didn't see it. They're both playing really good football right now. So we'll go into next week and keep the battle going.
"(We) held out several guys today. Nobody's holding out because of contracts. Just precautionary head coach decision. Connor Tollison has played four years as a starter. Didn't feel like that was worth the risk. Jalen Catalon's got over 4,000 career reps. Didn't feel like that was worth of risk there. So, you know, few guys on each side of ball we held out just to be smart. Tomorrow's an off day and we'll be into execution week next."
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The Tigers begin the 2025 season on Thursday, Aug. 28, when they host Central Arkansas in the "Kickoff in CoMo" season opener at Memorial Stadium.
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