How self-fulfillment made Missouri football’s Eli Drinkwitz ‘obsessed’ to reach potential

Eli Drinkwitz, straddling the line between sincerity and levity, will remark that he’s just a football coach.

But … right now, by his own admission, he’s an obsessed football coach. And he’s an obsessed football coach who has arrived at that emotion because of Missouri football’s recent history.

He’s just a football coach, but in between the things that have made “his plate full” — trying to build on the Tigers’ 11-2 2023 season and discussions surrounding the approved upgrade to Memorial Stadium’s north end zone — he indulged in a little philosophy.

“There’s a fulfillment knowing that you’re doing what you’re supposed to be doing on a day-to-day basis,” Drinkwitz said Wednesday. “And, yeah, I feel comfortable with where that is, and absolutely, I’m obsessed with trying to reach our full potential.”

There’s a few reasons he’s reached that stage, and why now is the time to go full throttle as the coach of the Tigers.

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Drinkwitz candidly remarked last season that, during the Tigers’ run that culminated in a Cotton Bowl title over Ohio State, he had never had more fun coaching football.

The will to win and the act itself go hand in hand.

“I think when you’re fully engaged in what your purpose is in life, you have a lot of fun,” Drinkwitz said. “You find fulfillment in doing that every day, and I think that’s where I’m at right now. I feel like I’m in a really good rhythm of finding fulfillment in my job on a day to day basis, finding fulfillment in my family life.”

Why now?

Well … look around.

Mizzou football is currently carrying the MU athletics department on its back.

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Author : Columbia Daily Tribune

Publish date : 2024-03-21 09:42:20

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