Mizzou full of optimism with new QB, defensive coordinator
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By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri could be on the cusp of returning to the upper echelon of the SEC. Coach Eli Drinkwitz has finally had a normal year to implement his schemes after inheriting the Tigers amid the pandemic. Te schedule is relatively favorable. And perhaps the best recruiting class in school history has arrived on campus. The Tigers open the season Sept. 1 against Louisiana Tech.