Missouri has agreed to a new six-year contract with coach Eliah Drinkwitz with an average annual compensation of $10.75 million, the school announced Thursday.
Drinkwitz indicated the deal was imminent on social media Thursday morning, thanking the school president, Mun Choi, board of curators, athletic director Laird Veatch, the boosters and fans. «Why stop now!!» he tweeted.
Indiana, SMU and Nebraska in an effort to keep their coaches.
Drinkwitz led Missouri to back-to-back double-digit win seasons in 2023 and 2024, and the program has qualified for its sixth straight bowl game. The Tigers rose to as high as No. 8 in the Associated Press poll in 2023 and No. 6 in 2024. This year, Missouri climbed to No. 14.
During his tenure, Missouri has wins over Ohio State, Iowa, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Florida and LSU. He is 45-28 in six seasons.
Missouri is 7-4, with all four losses coming to teams ranked in the Top 10 at the time.
