Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz had a pretty loaded quote after beating Kansas in their rivalry game Friday.
Kansas had given the rivalry some extra heat during the week by releasing a hype video that alluded to Kansas’ anti-slavery stance during the Civil War and framed the game as a battle between right and wrong. After the game, Drinkwitz said Kansas’ video was “bullcrap” and played a role in his decision to try to throw to the end zone and run up the score during the final minute of their 38-21 win.
“I was disappointed in the rivalry, the turn that it took today,” Drinkwitz said. “I thought that was uncalled for. … Everybody’s got complicated pasts. To make that an icon was bizarre to me. I’m just glad that this whole right versus wrong bullcrap that was started just got settled on a football field, because it’s a football game.
“I was embarrassed for them, to be honest, and that’s why I tried to embarrass them at the end.”
Some reaction to this from #Mizzou HC Eli Drinkwitz:
— Eli Hoff (@byEliHoff) September 12, 2026
"I'm just glad this right vs. wrong bullcrap that was started just got settled on a football field. … I was embarrassed for them, to be honest, and that's why I tried to embarrass them at the end."
Full quote: https://t.co/oDKQGqQC5f pic.twitter.com/ZOwhBRaWeJ
Drinkwitz also used his X account to brand Kansas as “weird.”
Man! Yall are weird….. Winners WIN!!! I know that’s RIGHT!!!!! #MIZ https://t.co/yeQUs0Dy4V
— Eliah Drinkwitz (@CoachDrinkwitz) September 12, 2026
Drinkwitz is no stranger to trash talk, but there is no question he and his team found the buildup to the game to be a little bit over the top. The two teams are not scheduled to play again until 2031, and the coach might not be terribly sad about that in light of his comments.
