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COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥� Eli Drinkwitz has questions about college football.

As Missouri鈥檚 coach, he鈥檚 usually the one facing questions. Who鈥檚 going to be his next offensive coordinator? His next quarterback? Can he figure out how to rekindle the Tigers鈥� passing game next season? Can he finally get them over the hump and into the College Football Playoff?

COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥� How many of its highly touted third-year players is Missouri going to lose to the NFL Draft? Wouldn鈥檛 the Tigers like to know.

Really, they would. They鈥檇 like to know where three players鈥� draft stock stands so that everyone can get on with making offseason personnel decisions.

It's time for 最新杏吧原创' most anticipated college basketball game, and the setup looks a lot like it has regularly in recent years.

The annual Braggin' Rights game is Monday night at Enterprise Center.

A resurgent 最新杏吧原创 University is staking its claim as the best college basketball team in Missouri, a position in which the Billikens haven't often resided in recent years.

Mizzou, as the state's only power-conference team, is tops in the state most seasons almost by default.

University of Missouri head football coach Eli Drinkwitz told reporters this week in Columbia that his search for an offensive coordinator temporarily takes a back seat to preparation or the Gator Bowl. He insisted everyone in the building must place their focus on winning the bowl game.

OK. Cool. That鈥檚 fine. Get all that, but it鈥檚 a different deal for those of us outside the building. For the rest of us, that hire remains a huge deal.

The transfer portal is open. So begins another college football offseason.

Missouri finished 8-5 overall and 4-4 in Southeastern Conference play, a year that coach Eli Drinkwitz described as good but not great. The most noteworthy thing to come of the season was his commitment to the program moving forward.

COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥� Missouri starting quarterback Beau Pribula will depart the team after just one season and enter the transfer portal when it opens next month.

Pribula, who started 10 games and was inconsistent in his first season as a starter, informed the team of his decision Thursday. A team spokesperson confirmed Pribula did so, and he was removed from the online roster Thursday morning.

Bring your Tigers football, basketball and recruiting questions, and talk to Eli Hoff in a live chat at 11 a.m. Thursday. Scroll past the chat window for an easier-to-read version of the transcript.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥� Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz wants his next offensive coordinator to be someone with play-calling experience and maybe even a Southeastern Conference pedigree. Calibrate your search parameters accordingly.

Drinkwitz, who鈥檚 hiring a new offensive coordinator following Kirby Moore鈥檚 departure to become the head coach at Washington State, made his first public comments this week about what would make for an appealing successor.

COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥� Another Missouri wide receiver is set to enter the transfer portal next month, further establishing the receiving corps as a position the Tigers will need to significantly reinforce this offseason.

Junior Marquis Johnson will depart the program and will not play in the Gator Bowl, his father confirmed on social media Wednesday.聽

COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥� Eli Drinkwitz has a running back problem.

A good problem, to be clear, because he has two great tailbacks currently on his roster. Both of them have eligibility to return to Missouri next season. Both of them would seemingly like to come back. Ahmad Hardy and Jamal Roberts have been a stellar tandem in 2025. Imagine what they could be with another year of development.