He previously served as the head football coach of Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, starting in January 2014.[1] He had worked previously as a football coach at the high school and college levels before being hired as head coach.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] He had compiled a 42–17 record as head coach. Drinkall has worked primarily on the offensive side of the ball.