Just two days after winning the Cotton Bowl, Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz has received a contract extension from the school through 2028.

“You can’t do this alone, and our players, coaches and staff have worked tirelessly and believed in the process of building a championship program,” Drinkwitz said in a statement. “The passion of our fan base, alumni and donors is awesome, and we are proud to represent them. We are extremely grateful for the resources they provide and the continued investment from our administration in Mizzou football. All of it has allowed us to get to where we are. Why stop now!”

Robin Wenneker, who will chair Missouri’s board of curators in 2024, released a statement on Coach Drink’s extension:

“This contract puts Coach Drink where he belongs, in the upper echelon of SEC head coach salaries,” Wenneker said in a statement. “To continue in championship style, keeping Coach Drink and his staff together was the number one priority for the Board of Curators and its administration.”

Coach Drink completed his fourth season at Mizzou this past Friday, when the ninth-ranked Tigers beat No. 7 Ohio State 14-3 in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, their first New Year’s Six bowl appearance in the CFP era. 

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