Early 2026 Missouri Season Preview | Cover 3 Summer School | Missouri podcast segment
- Top Betting/Intel Takeaways
- Missouri retained Eli Drinkwitz after real Power Four interest and extended him, preserving the program direction entering Year 6.
- OC Chip Lindsey is not expected to radically change the identity; Missouri should remain run-first behind Hardy, Roberts, portal OL help, and a stronger blocking emphasis at TE.
- QB Austin Simmons is the swing piece: elite arm talent and leadership traits, but limited career reps and uneven efficiency mean the ceiling is still unproven.
- OL has a strong core with Caden Green, Dom Giudice, Curtis Bigler, and portal adds, but Josh Adkins' leg injury makes right tackle/blind-side protection the biggest offensive question.
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