Eli Drinkwitz Heaps Praise On South Carolina's Offense
Whenever two teams are set to square off, like the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Missouri Tigers are getting ready to do this coming Saturday, getting perspective on your favorite team from the other side is always interesting. That's what Missouri head football coach Eli Drinkwitz provided during his weekly press conference on Tuesday afternoon, lauding the offense for South Carolina's football in his opening statement both from a coaching and playmaker level.
"They have a premier quarterback in Spencer Rattler who is playing at an extremely high level, [and] throwing the ball very well. His pocket presence is very good, [and] he's very comfortable. I think Dowell Loggains, the new offensive coordinator, has proved to be very impactful and influential in their offensive system and is doing a really good job. Xavier Legette has come on, as you know. Last year, he was a very dynamic special teams player, and now he is a complete wide receiver who is very difficult to match up just because of his size and speed. So we have a very difficult challenge ahead of us."
Eli Drinkwitz Clapping After Play Has Unfolded (14th Oct., 2023)
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Later in Eli's press conference, a reporter asked him about South Carolina's schemes on both sides of the ball and what the Gamecocks like to do. When giving his answer, the fourth-year headman in Columbia, Missouri, conveyed that the challenge in facing Loggains is that he'll attack a defense in multiple ways, as evidenced by his background.
"Dowell's kind of adopted the best of what he's been around. He's got his NFL background with Adam Gase, and he's with Kyle Shanahan, and so he's got some of the outside zone, some of the drift concepts - then you see blends of what [Kendal] Briles did at Arkansas, some of the best plays from Arkansas, too. I think he's really impacted the quarterback's technique and fundamentals. It's comfortable, being comfortable in the pocket, knowing what his progressions are. And then they've got dynamic playmakers. He's not necessarily married to one specific idea. I think he's got a lot of really good plays that he runs in multiple ways that really challenges your rules and your eyes on the back end."
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