As the 2020 college football season’s chances of actually happening seem to dwindle with each passing day amid the coronavirus pandemic, Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz has one simple request for fans: wear masks.
Per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN), the coach hired by Missouri last December spoke with reporters on the subject while wearing a mask that featured the Tigers’ logo during a Wednesday Zoom meeting:
“I don’t believe I have power. I have influence. There is a certain amount of influence being a head coach of an SEC school, being the head coach of Missouri, having the logo on your chest. It gives you a certain amount of credibility when you make conversations. What we are trying to do is encourage people that it’s OK to wear a mask. It’s OK to do it.
“I get that there are arguments on both sides. I get that for some reason it’s been politicized. I just happen to believe that is good public health policy. Does it solve all the problems? I don’t know. I’m a football coach. But I know that to get things done we have to buy into a collective mission. Is it a perfect plan? Seldom plans are perfect. But they have a plan in place. Let’s work the plan. That’s what we’re trying to do. Let’s see if it works.”
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By Zac Wassink | Last updated 7/15/20
