COLUMBIA, Mo. _ Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz has been the Southeastern Conference's most forthright coach when it comes to his team's COVID-19 testing results, but he's clearly bothered by policies within the conference _ or lack of policy.
On Wednesday's SEC conference call, Drinkwitz expressed some frustration that the not all teams are publicly reporting their COVID cases. Last week, he said he was being transparent on the matter because he said it was "a public health issue." The Tigers had a minimum of seven players unavailable for their opener against Alabama, Drinkwitz confirmed four days before the game.
"It's not a competitive advantage issue," he said last week. "This is not an injury that we're trying to keep (quiet). This is a public health issue. People should know what's going on within our football team as it relates to a pandemic."
