Why Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz expects to see Marcel Reed at QB for Texas A&M

Missouri football’s assistant director of on campus recruiting, Briah Reed, isn’t allowed at the Tigers’ practices this week.

Eli Drinkwitz was more than likely joking when he said that during his Tuesday press conference. He also said the team was fortunate to have her on board.

But we’re opting to say ‘more than likely joking’ instead of ‘definitely joking’ here … because there’s a decent reason she wouldn’t get the invite: She’s the sister of Marcel Reed, who Drinkwitz believes will start for Texas A&M at quarterback on Saturday.

That belief, however, isn’t quite in line with the Aggies’ current depth chart.

But the Missouri coach is calling his shot, saying he expects to see Marcel Reed over Game 1 starter Conner Weigman at quarterback for Texas A&M for the Tigers’ visit Saturday to College Station, Texas.

There’s a few reasons why that’s interesting.

Reed was not the starter at the beginning of the season, but has played the past three games with Weigman out injured. Texas A&M coach Mike Elko told reporters on Monday in College Station that Weigman is still a game-time decision for the matchup with the Tigers (4-0, 1-0 SEC), suggesting he’s still in consideration. Above all, Weigman is still listed as the starting QB on the Week 6 depth chart for Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0).

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But there’s a couple clear reasons Drinkwitz called that “just semantics” and added that Reed has “clearly become the focal point of what they’re doing offensively.”

One: The Aggies’ offensive coordinator, Collin Klein.

The Tigers have seen Klein-led offenses twice over the past two seasons, as he was previously the OC at Kansas State. That’s bred some familiarity.

“You can tell, in my opinion, that Coach Klein is very…

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Author : Columbia Daily Tribune

Publish date : 2024-10-01 19:57:23

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