What Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz said about adding Mississippi State QB Jack Abraham

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — Missouri football needed to add a veteran quarterback this offseason, coach Eli Drinkwitz felt. 

Sifting through the NCAA transfer portal, Drinkwitz and his staff landed former Mississippi State and Southern Miss quarterback Jack Abraham. 

"Our quarterback room has two younger guys on it," Drinkwitz said at the SEC spring meetings. "We were looking for somebody with some experience .... In our first six games, we have three on the road and three in really difficult environments." 

When it comes to experience, Abraham has a significant amount across college football. 

He began his college career at Louisiana Tech, where he redshirted. Then he played a year for Northwest Mississippi Community College. Then he transferred to Southern Miss, where he played for three years. During that time, he completed 595 passes on 859 attempts for 7,067 yards, 41 touchdowns and 29 interceptions. 

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Abraham didn't play at Mississippi State because he was out all year with a concussion. He received a medical hardship waiver to be immediately eligible for this season. 

Abraham will be part of a quarterback competition at Missouri ahead of a schedule that will include road trips to Kansas State, Auburn and Florida in about the first month of the 2022 season. 

"I felt like for the sake of our team, we needed to make sure we have enough firepower in that room, and look forward to seeing all four of those guys really compete," Drinkwitz said. 

All 14 SEC football coaches, athletic directors and basketball coaches are expected to be in Destin for the spring meetings, being held for the first time since 2019. Future scheduling, NIL and more are likely to be discussed.