Drinkall began his coaching career as a student assistant coach in 2002 for Kirk Ferentz at the University of Iowa, after suffering a career ending injury as a wide receiver for the Hawkeyes. [1][2]
He previously served as the head football coach of Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, starting in January 2014.[3] He had worked previously as a football coach at the high school and college levels before being hired as head coach.[4] In 2015, Drinkall was the second-youngest head college football coach in the country behind Cornell'sDavid Archer and took the Coyotes to the 2015 playoffs.[5]
On January 14, 2019, Drinkall announced his resignation of the head coaching position at Kansas Wesleyan to join the staff of the Army Black Knights as an offensive quality control coach.[6] He had compiled a 42–17 record as head coach. Drinkall has worked primarily on the offensive side of the ball.
On December 9th, 2024, Drinkall was hired by Central Michigan University as the next head coach.[7]
He was briefly a wide receiver for the Iowa Hawkeyes before an injury ended his playing career and set his coaching career in motion as a student assistant for Iowa. [8]
