Eli Drinkwitz is searching for the toxin his Tigers can resist.

Alabama’s offense is loaded with weapons. Identifying and defending the most deadly could be the difference-maker.

The Missouri football coach watched Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson carve Vanderbilt’s Cover-2 defense apart this past Saturday to the tune of 340 air yards on 23 completed passes en route to a revenge win.

Drinkwitz is also acutely aware that if you send extra men in blitz packages against the Crimson Tide, Simpson has the poise to identify and exploit man-on-man matchups before the pressure reaches home.

So, what does No. 14 Missouri (5-0, 1-0 SEC) do to stop the No. 8-ranked Crimson Tide (4-1, 2-0) and their ever-improving starter Saturday in Columbia? That may very well be the matchup that decides t

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