Football Press Conference – October 3, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri football head coach Eliah Drinkwitz met with the media on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, ahead of the Tigers’ Southeastern Conference home opener against LSU.

The Tigers and Tigers square off on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 at 11 a.m. CT inside Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium. The sold-out game will air on ESPN and the Tiger Radio Network. 

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Mizzou (5-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) picked up its first road win of the season, a 38-21 victory in Nashville over Vanderbilt. Brady Cook threw for over 300 yards for the third straight game and Luther Burden III had more than 100 receiving yards for the fourth week in a row in the win at FirstBank Stadium. Cook completed 33-of-41 passes for a career-high 395 yards and four touchdowns. Burden caught 11 passes for 140 yards and Theo Wease Jr. snared 10 for 118 – both marks his highs since transferring to Missouri. They’re the first MU duo with over 100 yards receiving since 2018 (Albert Okwuegbunam, 159, and Jalen Knox, 109, against Memphis).

The two programs – Mizzou founded in 1890 and LSU (3-2, 2-1 SEC) in 1893 – meet for only the fourth time on Saturday and second in Columbia. Missouri leads the all-time series 2-1 and won the only matchup in CoMo, 45-41 in 2020. 

Group and single-game tickets for Missouri’s remaining home games are available for purchase now by calling 1-800-CAT-PAWS or buying online.

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