Missouri rewarded coach Eliah Drinkwitz a contract extension through the 2028 season on Sunday after he led the Tigers to an 11-2 record and a victory over Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. The extension approved by the Missouri Board of Curators also is expected to include a bump in pay, though the school had yet to announce the financial details. Drinkwitz was hired before the 2020 season after a single but ultra-successful season at Appalachian State, where he went 12-1 and won the New Orleans Bowl.
Ohio State quarterback Devin Brown suffered an apparent left ankle injury in the first half of the Cotton Bowl on Friday night, when he started in place of Kyle McCord, who transferred. Brown appeared to get hurt when he was sacked on a third-down play late in the first quarter.
Lincoln Riley's first season as USC coach ended similarly during his time at Oklahoma where the defense was the roadblock to capping off a successful finish.