1. Eliah "Eli" Drinkwitz was born on April 12,1983 and is an American college football coach who is the head football coach for Missouri, a position he has held since the 2020 season.
11 Facts About Eliah Drinkwitz
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Eliah Drinkwitz previously served as the head coach at Appalachian State in 2019; prior to this, he served as an assistant coach for NC State, Boise State, Arkansas State, and Auburn.
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In 2014, when Arkansas State head coach Bryan Harsin became head coach at Boise State, Eliah Drinkwitz joined his staff as the tight ends coach.
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In 2016, Eliah Drinkwitz was named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at NC State.
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Eliah Drinkwitz served in this position for three seasons, during which he won two bowl games and won 25 games.
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On December 13,2018, Eliah Drinkwitz was hired as the head coach at Appalachian State University.
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On December 9,2019, Eliah Drinkwitz was hired as the head coach of the Missouri Tigers, replacing Barry Odom.
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On Friday, February 28,2025, Coach Eliah Drinkwitz was the subject of a formal ethics complaint made to the Missouri Ethics Commission.
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The complaint alleges Eliah Drinkwitz is in violation of the University of Missouri's employee political activity policy.
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Eliah Drinkwitz was born in Norman, Oklahoma to Jerry and Susie Eliah Drinkwitz, but his parents and older siblings moved to the Alma, Arkansas area in 1984 when he was a year old.
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Eliah Drinkwitz then chose to go to Russellville and received a bachelor's degree in education from Arkansas Tech University in 2004.