Sammy StavaThu, November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM UTC·2 min readThe Missouri Tigers have their head football coach for the long term. According to multiple reports, Mizzou and Eli Drinkwitz have agreed to a six-year contract extension through 2031. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel this morning.
It was later officially announced by Mizzou Athletics with a statement from athletic director Laird Veatch and Drinkwitz himself.
Despite being rumored to be a candidate at multiple job openings like Penn State, Florida, and LSU, Missouri was able to make a commitment with Eli Drinkwitz — making him one of the highest paid coaches in all of college football.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMissouri has a current record of 45-28 under Drinkwitz and has been bowl eligible every season. The Tigers are also closing in on a third consecutive Top 25 recruiting class. Mizzou accomplished back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2023-2024 for the first time since 2013-2014 which was highlighted by a New Year’s Six Cotton Bowl victory over Ohio State.
The Tigers are 7-4 (3-4 SEC) in 2025 and will close out the regular season in the Battle Line Rivalry on Saturday at Arkansas (2:30 p.m. CST on SEC Network).
In the postseason, Missouri will be looking for their third bowl win in three straight seasons which has never been done before in program history.
Much more to come on Eli Drinkwitz’s contract extension here on Rock M Nation and RockM+.
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