What Does Mizzou Football Carry Over to the 2025 Season? - The Extra Point

With continuity virtually extinct in college football, what can the Missouri Tigers bank on retaining entering a year of transition?
Nov 30, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers head coach Eli Drinkwitz watches play against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the first half at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images
Nov 30, 2024; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers head coach Eli Drinkwitz watches play against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the first half at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images / Denny Medley-Imagn Images
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Watch the video below as Mizzou football reporter Joey Van Zummeren breaks down what the Tigers program can count on as they enter a year of transition in 2025.

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The 2025 season will provide the best preview of what the next era of Eli Drinkwitz's career as the head coach of the Missouri Tigers will look like. A 21-5 record over the past two seasons has been impressive, but what will the program turn it into? Have they built a sustainable foundation?

For the first time since 2021, someone other than Brady Cook will be the primary starting quarterback for Missouri. Luther Burden III, who turned the program around with his commitment as a five-star prospect, has declared for the NFL draft. None of the team's five captains in 2024 will return.

On paper, Missouri will be able to continue the success after revamping the team through the transfer portal, making 16 additions as of Jan. 13. But whether those all gel into a winning team can't be known until they actually hit the field.

Even with all the change, some things stay the same for Drinkwitz and the Tigers into 2024. They'll have to stand the test as a solid foundation moving forward.

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Joey Van Zummeren
JOEY VAN ZUMMEREN

Joey Van Zummeren is studying journalism at the University of Missouri. From Belleville, Ill., he joined Missouri Tigers On SI as an intern in 2023. His beats include football and basketball.