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.
[4] In 2015, Drinkall was the second-youngest head college football coach in the country behind Cornell's David 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.
On December 9th, 2024, Drinkall was hired by Central Michigan University as the next head coach.
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