After Missouri posted consecutive double-digit win seasons for just the third time in program history, a step backward wouldn’t surprise many — but that isn’t the approach Eli Drinkwitz and the Tigers are taking for 2025. Instead, they’re aiming for even more. Expert Gabe DeArmond from Power Mizzou joined Bud Elliott on the Cover 3 College Football Summer School series to preview expectations for the Tigers this fall.
What are the stakes for Missouri in 2025?
Missouri’s list of offensive departures from last season is daunting on paper. Quarterback Brady Cook is gone, along with top wideouts Luther Burden III and Theo Wease Jr., leaving major production to replace. For most programs, that kind of turnover would signal a rebuild. But, after landing the No. 7 transfer portal class in the country, the Tigers look more equipped to reload than start over.
“They went out and hammered the transfer portal,” DeArmond said. “And in no way are they approaching this year like that’s their plan [to go 7-5]. I get the feeling around Columbia, like Eli Drinkwitz is openly talking about, ‘We’re trying to do things that have never been done.'”
So, what would that actually look like in 2025? For starters, winning 10 or more games for a third straight season — something Missouri has never accomplished in program history. Beyond that, Drinkwitz aims even higher: an SEC title and a College Football Playoff berth, which would be program firsts as well. Maybe that’s ambitious for the Tigers, but Drinkwitz is not afraid to publicly set the bar high.
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Author : Cody Nagel
Publish date : 2025-06-16 20:00:00
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