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In a lot of ways, May 6 didnât bring much out of the ordinary for
Eli Drinkwitz. The second-year Missouri football coach is used to entering someone elseâs domain, flashing his charm, selling his vision for the Tiger football program.
But this time, the stakes were a bit higher. Instead of meeting the family of a high school football prospect and selling them on playing for Missouri, Drinkwitz found himself in Jefferson City, shaking hands with members of the state legislature in the Capitol.
Former Missouri offensive lineman and current Republican Rep.
Kurtis Gregory introduced Drinkwitz on the House floor, then he made the rounds, meeting dozens of lawmakers from both chambers. Drinkwitzâs mission: sell the legislature on the merits of a bill allowing college athletes to profit from their names, images and likenesses.