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Why Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz is on the hot seat, clinging to hope and little else with No. 1 Georgia

Eli Drinkwitz (Getty) FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS - NOVEMBER 26: Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz of the Missouri Tigers talks to his team during a timeout during a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on November 26, 2021 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

ATHENS — Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz surely feels his seat warming, and last Saturday’s brutal overtime loss at Auburn certainly didn’t help things.

The 17-14 loss to fellow hot seat member Bryan Harsin on The Plains — a defeat that saw Missouri squander three opportunities in the final moments —wasn’t the end of the world for the 2-2 Tigers.

But Missouri football types can likely see the end of the world from where they sit, and another storm is coming at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in the form of No. 1-ranked Georgia (4-0).

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