After Lengthy Layoff, Mizzou is Back on Gridiron Saturday in Columbia East
11/17/2020 12:30:00 PM | Football
Mizzou and South Carolina will battle for the Mayor's Cup at 6:30 p.m. (CT) on SEC Network (alternate)
| TIGERS, GAMECOCKS BATTLE FOR MAYOR'S CUP | |||||
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| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME (CT) | WATCH | STATS |
| at South Carolina | Columbia, S.C. | Saturday, Nov. 21 | 6:30 PM | SEC Network (alternate) | Stats |
#NewZou Game Notes
Tigers Prepare for South Carolina In Battle For Mayor's Cup
- Mizzou Football (2-3, 2-3 SEC) is fresh off of a second consecutive - albeit unplanned - bye week and now shifts its focus to a rivalry game as it will head to Columbia, S.C., for a game with South Carolina (2-5, 2-5 SEC) this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. (CT). The game will air on SEC Network Alternate with Mike Morgan, Hutson Mason and Alyssa Lang on the call.
- Mizzou last played on Halloween night in Florida, dropping a 41-17 decision to the Gators in Gainesville. Mizzou got a pick-six score from junior CB Jarvis Ware but failed to get much going offensively until late in that game. Junior LB Nick Bolton continued his All-SEC caliber season with 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss as he continues to lead the team in tackling this season. Sophomore LB Devin Nicholson posted a career-high 13 tackles as well, his second double-digit tackle outing this season.
- South Carolina is coming off of a 59-42 loss at Ole Miss, surrendering 708 yards of total offense to the Rebels, including 513 through the air. The Gamecocks led the game, 42-38, with 12:50 to play in the fourth quarter, but a 91-yard Ole Miss TD pass gave the Rebels the lead for good as they scored the game's final 21 points. The Gamecocks fell to 2-5 on the year and dismissed head coach Will Muschamp Sunday. Mike Bobo is the Gamecocks' interim head coach for the remainder of this season.
- Mizzou and South Carolina has developed into one of the Tigers' better rivalry games since joining the SEC. The two teams play for the Mayor's Cup Trophy as both school's home cities are Columbia.
Schedule Flexibility Key for Drinkwitz, Tigers
- Mizzou was originally slated to host No. 12 Georgia last Saturday at Memorial Stadium until a positive COVID-19 test and the subsequent contact tracing limited the Mizzou bodies available at a single position group. That forced the postponement of the game. It was the fifth time Mizzou had a game altered this season. Below is a look:
• Oct. 10 vs. LSU - moved from Baton Rouge to Columbia due to Hurricane Delta.
• Oct. 17 vs. Vanderbilt - Postponed until Dec. 12 due to COVID issues within Vanderbilt program.
• Oct. 24/31 - Mizzou flip-flopped its scheduled games with Florida and Kentucky due to COVID issues within
the Florida program. The Tigers played UK on Oct. 24 (originally scheduled for Oct. 31) and UF on Oct. 31
(originally scheduled for Oct. 24).
• Nov. 14 - Georgia game postponed due to COVID issues in the Mizzou program. - The Tigers will go a full 20 days without playing a game before stepping on the field Saturday night in Columbia East.
The last time Mizzou had that many days between games was in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks paused college football. That year, Mizzou moved its game against Michigan State to Dec. 1, giving it three weeks between a 40-6 win over Texas State on Sept. 8, 2001, and a 36-3 loss to No. 4 Nebraska on Sept. 29, 2001. In fact, Saturday's game will be just the third game for the Tigers since they defeated defending national champion LSU on Oct. 10.
Mizzou's All-Time Series with South Carolina
- Mizzou and South Carolina have split 10 meetings in the all-time series, including the Tigers' 34-14 win over the Gamecocks at home last season to even the series.
- Carolina owns a 5-2 record over Mizzou in SEC meetings, including a 3-1 mark at Williams-Brice Stadium. That 5-2 mark does, however, include a 2015 game that Mizzou won 24-10, but later had to vacate due to NCAA sanctions.
- Two of Mizzou's all-time meetings with the Gamecocks have come in bowl games, with Mizzou winning both contests. The first was the 1979 Hall of Fame Bowl, which Mizzou won 21-14. The next was the 2005 Independence Bowl, which is arguably one of the greatest Mizzou bowls ever played. In that game, Mizzou trailed 21-0 and looked to be in even more trouble until CB Marcus King picked off a Blake Mitchell pass on the 1-yard line and returned it 99 yards for a score. That flung momentum in Mizzou's favor as it rallied for a 38-31 win, the largest comeback win in school history, in what was legendary Mizzou QB Brad Smith's final game. Smith ran for 151 yards and three scores among his 21 carries and completed 21-of-37 passes for 282 yards and a score.
Last Time Out
- On each of Florida's first two offensive series, the Gators drove the ball down into the red zone. Coming into the game, Florida had converted touchdowns on 12-of-15 red zone appearances, settling for field goals just three times. But that's exactly what Mizzou forced Florida to do on each of those drives, keeping Mizzou in the game with Florida leading 6-0 after the first quarter.
- Mizzou then grabbed momentum midway through the second quarter, thanks to an incredible effort by the defense. Junior All-SEC LB Nick Bolton broke through the Florida line and got a hand on Florida QB Kyle Trask's arm as he unloaded, causing an underthrow, which was read by Mizzou CB Jarvis Ware. Ware, a Florida native, slowed up and caught the short throw for an interception and returned it 59 yards for a score, giving Mizzou a 7-6 lead. It was Mizzou's first interception since last year at Vanderbilt (Oct. 19, 2019), snapping a nine-game streak without a pick. It was Mizzou's first pick-six since Cale Garrett had one against Troy last year (Oct. 5).
- Florida tacked on a TD on an 18-yard screen pass from Trask to Kadarius Toney to take a 13-7 late in the quarter. Mizzou tried to go up-tempo on the ensuing possession, but a third-and-one fumble gave Florida the ball back deep in Mizzou territory. Florida added another TD, a 30-yard strike from Trask to Toney, and took a 20-7 lead into the half.
- Junior CB Jarvis Ware tallied his first career interception, a 59-yard pick six, in the second quarter to give Mizzou a 7-6 lead. It was Mizzou's first interception in nine games.
- Mizzou sophomore LB Devin Nicholson posted a career-best 13 in the loss.
- Junior LB Nick Bolton finished the game with 10 tackles while adding 1.5 tackles for loss as he continued his All-SEC caliber campaign.
- Senior RB Larry Rountree III rushed for his 30th career touchdown on a five-yard run in the fourth quarter. He moves into a tie for fourth on the school record book with Henry Josey.
By The Numbers
- 19: Rushing yards needed by senior RB Larry Rountree III to become Mizzou's all-time leading rusher by a non-QB. He would pass Tiger great Zack Abron if he reaches that mark. Rountree was the fastest Tiger to reach 2,000 rushing yards, needing just 28 games to do so, and needs 1,110 rushing yards to catch Mizzou's all-time career rushing leader, QB Brad Smith (4,289 from 2002-05). The Tiger senior also ranks fourth on the program's rushing TD list with 30.
- 20: Days between games for Mizzou due to various scheduling issues related to COVID, and a scheduled bye week. Mizzou has played just two games since defeating defending national champion LSU on Oct. 10. It is the longest break between regular season games since 2001 when the 9/11 attacks paused college football.
- 10.6: The number of tackles/game from junior LB Nick Bolton this season, which ranks 19th nationally. Bolton earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors after accounting for 26 percent (7-of-26) of Mizzou's tackles and a sack in its victory over Kentucky. His 17 stops at No. 21/20 Tennessee tied for the second-most at Mizzou since the turn of the century and were the most since a 20-tackle performance by LB Sean Weatherspoon against Buffalo on Sept. 20, 2008. He was named Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week following Mizzou's win over LSU.
- 5: The number of pass break-ups from freshman DB Ennis Rakestraw, Jr., a mark which leads the Tigers. He's also pitched in eight solo tackles and a tackle for loss while starting every game, the only Mizzou cornerback to do so.
- 6-of-10: Junior RB Tyler Badie has been a major factor in the passing game for Mizzou, catching six of the last 10 TD receptions for the Tigers dating back to last season. On his last five scores, Badie has taken it to the house from all parts of the field, averaging 34.2 yards per score as he continues to be dynamic with the ball in his hands.
Tigers Winning Games in Different Ways
- In looking at Mizzou's last two wins – against defending national champion LSU and then against Kentucky - it is clear that Mizzou is willing to play whatever type of game is necessary to win.
- Against LSU, Mizzou won a shootout with the visiting Tigers, 45-41, piling up 586 total yards of offense, including 406 passing, exploiting an LSU secondary for four scores through the air.
- Then, in Mizzou's next game vs. Kentucky, the Tigers played smashmouth football and dominated both lines of scrimmage to earn a dominant 20-10 win. It was a methodical beatdown that was never as close as the final score indicated.
- It is clear that Coach Drinkwitz is comfortable building game plans around the style of game that he believes it will be. The LSU win was a shootout that the Tigers looked comfortable playing in, making plays all over the field. Kentucky, conversely was an old-school approach winning in a style that the Wildcats were used to winning in. Key proof of that has been the quarterback play in each of the two Mizzou wins.
- Against LSU, freshman QB Connor Bazelak was 29-for-35 for 406 yards and four touchdowns. He averaged 11.6 yards per attempt and 14 yards per completion. Six of the eight pass-catchers against LSU had a long grab of 20+ yards, including three of 40+ yards, as Bazelak was asked to stretch the field and exploit the LSU secondary.
- Against Kentucky, Bazelak was asked to be much more of a game manager, as he completed 21-of-30 passes for 201 yards. That's 6.7 yards per attempt and 9.5 per completion. That's a stark contrast from the game he played against LSU, but Mizzou was content to possess the ball and trust its defense to limit Kentucky.
Rountree is a Work Horse
- There were certainly plenty of eye-catching stats from Mizzou's win over Kentucky, but the real story was the smashmouth rushing attack keyed by senior RB Larry Rountree III. Mizzou rushed the ball 62 times, and Rountree toted the ball on a career-high 37 of those attempts, going for 126 yards and two scores. When asked after the game if he was sore, he replied with: "I could play tomorrow."
- In the fourth quarter, as Mizzou was attempting to put the game away, Rountree seemed to get stronger. Clinging to a one-score lead at 17-10, the Tigers took the ball back with 10:11 remaining in the game. On the ensuing drive, Rountree carried the ball six times for 23 yards, helping Mizzou orchestrate a 15-play, 61-yard drive that spanned 7:04 while ending in a freshman K Harrison Mevis field goal, extending the lead to 20-10 with 3:07 remaining, icing the game.
- On the game's final drive, he added seven more yards on two carries and had 30 yards on eight carries over the final two drives as Mizzou milked the clock.
- Arguably one of the game's most exciting plays came on the penultimate drive that put the game away as Rountree carried the ball for four yards down to the UK 19-yard line, running over defender Kelvin Jospeh at the end of the run, resulting in a thunderous celebration from the Mizzou bench. No one was stopping Rountree.
- After rushing 14 more times in Mizzou's last game at Florida, Rountree moved his career carry total to 638, second-most among any active Power 5 player and fourth-most nationally. Rountree's 3,180 career rushing yards are sixth-most among active college football players and most in the SEC. Below is a look at each category:
| Active Rushing Leaders (Yards) | |||||
| Rank | Player, Year (School) | Games | Rushes | Yards | TDs |
| 1. | Travis Etinenne, Sr. (Clemson) | 51 | 639 | 4,672 | 66 |
| 2. | Spencer Brown, Sr. (UAB) | 45 | 828 | 3,862 | 41 |
| 3. | Chubba Hubbard, Jr. (Oklahoma State) | 32 | 577 | 3,415 | 33 |
| 4. | Joshua Mack, Sr. (Liberty) | 40 | 618 | 3,355 | 25 |
| 5. | Trey Ragas, Sr. (Louisiana) | 46 | 559 | 3,336 | 34 |
| 6. | Larry Rountree III, Sr. (Mizzou) | 43 | 638 | 3,180 | 30 |
| Active Carry Leaders | |||||
| Rank | Player, Year (School) | Games | Rushes | Yards | TDs |
| 1. | Spencer Brown, Sr. (UAB) | 45 | 828 | 3,862 | 41 |
| 2. | Shai Werts, Sr. (Georgia Southern) | 43 | 670 | 2,964 | 29 |
| 3. | Travis Etinenne, Sr. (Clemson) | 50 | 621 | 4,644 | 65 |
| 4. | Larry Rountree III, Sr. (Mizzou) | 41 | 633 | 2,794 | 25 |
Rountree Ranks Among Program's All-Time Greats
- Mizzou senior RB Larry Rountree III passed Tiger legend Brock Olivo to move into third place on Mizzou's all-time rushing list as he now has 3,180 yards on 638 career carries (4.98 average). He needs 19 yards this Saturday to become the school's all-time leading rusher by a tailback, passing Tiger great Zack Abron in the process.
- He has an outside shot at catching transcendent QB Brad Smith who is the school's all-time leading rusher with 4,289 yards. Rountree is 1,154 yards back of that mark. Below is a look:
| Rank | Player (Years) | Yards | Total Carries |
| 1. | Brad Smith, QB (2002-05) | 4,289 | 799 |
| 2. | Zack Abron, RB (2000-03) | 3,198 | 692 |
| 3. | Larry Rountree III, RB (2017-20) | 3,180 | 638 |
| 4. | Brock Olivo, RB (1994-97) | 3,026 | 686 |
- The Kentucky game marked Rountree's 11th career 100-yard rushing game and second of the season. He is one of six Tigers to record 10+ games of 100 or more rushing yards, joining Brad Smith (18), Zack Abron (11), Henry Josey (11), Joe Moore (11) and Devin West (11). Mizzou is 10-1 when Rountree rushes for 100 yards in his career.
- Rountree tallied his 30th career rushing touchdown against Florida. That moved him into a tie for fourth place all-time at Mizzou with legend Henry Josey. Below is a look at where Rountree ranks on Mizzou's all-time rushing TD list (running backs unless otherwise denoted):
| Rank | Player (Years) | Rushing TDs |
| 1. | Brad Smith, QB (2002-05) | 45 |
| 2. | Zack Abron, RB (2000-03) | 40 |
| 3. | Corby Jones, QB (1995-98) | 38 |
| T4. | Henry Josey, RB (2010-13) | 30 |
| T4. | Larry Rountree III (2017-20) | 30 |
| T6. | Devin West, RB (1995-98) | 28 |
| T6. | Derrick Washington, RB (2007-09) | 28 |
- Rountree is averaging 0.70 touchdowns per game in his career. Should he average that mark for the final five games this season, he would finish with 33 career rushing TDs, which would be fourth-most in Mizzou history and second-most among Mizzou running backs.
- Additionally, Rountree now has 16 runs of 25+ yards in his career, tied for the third-most in school history. He also has 21 rushes of 20+ yards, fifth-most in Mizzou history. Below is a look:
| Rank | Player (Years) | Rushes of 25+ |
| 1. | Brad Smith, QB (2002-05) | 35 |
| 2. | Henry Josey, RB (2010-13) | 20 |
| T3. | Larry Rountree III, RB (2017-20) | 16 |
| T3. | Tony Temple, RB (2004-07) | 16 |
| Rank | Player (Years) | Rushes of 20+ |
| 1. | Brad Smith, QB (2002-05) | 50 |
| 2. | Tony Temple, RB (2004-07) | 30 |
| 3. | Henry Josey, RB (2010-13) | 27 |
| 4. | Corby Jones, QB (1995-98) | 24 |
| 5. | Larry Rountree III, RB (2017-20) | 21 |
BOLTON TACKLING AT HISTORIC PACE
- Entering the halfway point of the season, Mizzou junior All-SEC LB Nick Bolton once again finds himself ranked among the nation's elite in tackles. After posting 10 more tackles and a tackle for loss at Florida, Bolton sits 19th nationally and fourth in the SEC with his 10.6 tackles/game average.
- Bolton was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week following Mizzou's win over Kentucky, posting seven tackles in the dominant defensive performance, while the seven tackles may not seem like many by Bolton's lofty standards, it's important to note that he tallied those seven solo tackles among just 28 team tackles against Kentucky as the Wildcats ran just 36 offensive plays.
- Since Oct. 12, 2019, after Mizzou senior captain LB Cale Garrett went down with a season-ending injury, Bolton has tallied 124 tackles over the last 12 games (10.3 per-game average).
- The last Tiger to average better than 10.3 tackles per game over a nine-game span was LB Kentrell Brothers during his All-American 2015 season when he led the nation with 152 tackles. Brothers averaged 13.0 tackles per game in the first nine games of the 2015 season.
- Bolton's 17 tackles at Tennessee are tied for the second-most at Mizzou since the turn of the century and are the most since a 20-takcle performance by LB Sean Weatherspoon against Buffalo on Sept. 20, 2008.
- Bolton has entered the prestigious 21-MPH club at Mizzou as the strength staff tracks each players' top speed. At 6-0, 235 pounds, Bolton is by far the heaviest player on the team to run faster than 21 MPH, showing why he has NFL scouts turning their heads to watch him play.
Bledsoe Emerging as Elite Playmaker
- Mizzou may have the best trio of safeties in the SEC (more on that later), and one of the keys to that trio is senior Joshuah Bledsoe. In each of Mizzou's last two wins, Bledsoe made the game-winning defensive play. Big-time players make big-time plays, and Bledsoe has personified that moniker recently.
- Against LSU, it was his fourth-down pass breakup as LSU QB Myles Brennan was looking for Terrace Marshall, Jr., in the end zone on an out-route from the 1-yard line. Bledsoe – nicknamed Jiggy by his teammates – jumped the route and knocked the ball down to seal the win.
- Against Kentucky, with Mizzou up 10 late, Kentucky completed a pass on first down and Bledsoe made the tackle. In the process, he ripped the ball from WR Josh Ali for a fumble. That gave the ball back to Mizzou and the Tigers milked the clock from there.
RAKESTRAW PUTTING TOGETHER A FINE FRESHMAN SEASON
- Mizzou head coach Eliah Drinkwitz went viral back in February during national signing day when a video of him reacting to Ennis Rakestraw, Jr. committing to Mizzou made its way around the internet. A three-star prospect, Rakestraw was a late-bloomer who began to garner interest from schools like Alabama and Texas late in the recruiting cycle, but he stayed solid to his commitment and chose the Tigers. Through the first half of his freshman season, the Tigers are fortunate he did.
- Rakestraw leads the Tigers five passes defended and he's pitched in eight solo tackles and a tackle for loss while starting every game, the only Mizzou cornerback to do so.
- Rakestraw started his first game, becoming the first Tiger defender to start his first game since Jordan Ulmer in 2017. Before that, the last defender to make a start in his first collegiate game at Mizzou was Justin Smith in 1998. Smith of course is on the NFL Hall of Fame ballot and is a former NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
JEFFCOAT MAKING AN IMPACT
- In his third year with the program, RS sophomore buck DE Trajan Jeffcoat has shined this season. Through five games, he leads the team with 3.0 sacks and seven QB hurries while pitching in 12 tackles (10 solo).
TIGERS MAY HAVE THE SEC'S BEST TRIO OF SAFETIES
- One of the strongest position groups for the Tigers on this year's defense is the safety position. Mizzou's two elder statesmen on the back end of the defense – FS Joshuah Bledsoe and boundary safety Tyree Gillespie – are long-known as being one of the nation's elite safety tandems. But, after the first half of the season, we also need to insert SS Martez Manuel into the conversation.
- Manuel – whose SS spot is a hybrid linebacker/safety position as part of Mizzou's five-DB scheme – is currently third on the team with 31 tackles and is second on the team with his 3.5 tackles for loss.
- The trio has combined for 60 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, eight pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
- Gillespie has 28 tackles and three pass breakups and is gaining attention around the league as a guy who could have a huge impact at the next level.
- Bledsoe, mentioned earlier for making big-time plays, has 21 tackles and leads the safety group with four pass breakups (second on the team behind only freshman CB Ennis Rakestraw, Jr.). Bledsoe also has the aforementioned forced fumble and recovery to clinch the win against Kentcuky.
- Coached by defensive coordinator Ryan Walters, a rising young star in the coaching profession who landed at No. 8 on The Athletic's Assistant Coaches to Watch list over the summer, Mizzou's safeties are a proven commodity in the SEC.
- Gillespie was tabbed a 2020 second-team All-SEC pick during the preseason by the league's coaches after posting 50 tackles over 12 games last year, including 4.0 tackles for loss, one sack and seven pass break-ups.
- Bledsoe, who made the jersey change from #18 to #1 this season, finished 2019 ranked third on the team with 49 tackles (35 solo) with 4.0 tackles for loss. He added a team-high 10 pass break-ups with a fumble recovery and also forced fumble. His 49 tackles were a new single-season career-high and he became the first Mizzou safety in more than a decade to post 10+ pass break-ups in a single season and just the eighth Mizzou defender to do so since 2009.
BADIE A STAR IN THE PASSING GAME, TOO
- Dating back to last season, junior RB Tyler Badie has emerged as a threat in the passing game. In fact, he has caught five of Mizzou's last eight TD receptions, and six of the last 10. Here is a look:
- vs. LSU - Bazelak to Niko Hea for 5
- vs. LSU - Bazelak to Badie for 21
- vs. LSU - Bazelak to Micah Wilson for 41
- vs. Alabama - S. Robinson to Badie for 54
- at Arkansas - T. Powell to Jonathan Nance for 10
- vs. Tennessee (2019) - M. Wilson to Badie for 15
- vs. Tennessee (2019) - K. Bryant to Badie for 7
- at Kentucky (2019) - K. Bryant to Badie for 74
- On his last five scores, Badie has taken it to the house from all parts of the field, averaging 34.2 yards per score as he continued to be dynamic with the ball in his hands.
TOUCHBACK MASTER
- Mizzou redshirt junior K Sean Koetting has mastered the art of the touchback since taking over kickoff duties this season.
- In his career, Koetting has posted 24 touchbacks in 25 attempts, including 23 of 24 through five games this season.
- He is second nationally in touchback percentage, and leads the nation among players who have played more than two games. Only Penn State's Jordan Stout is doing so at a better clip (9-for-9 over two games).
A Historic Performance for Bazelak
- It's important to note that Mizzou's win over LSU ago featured a redshirt freshman quarterback making his second career start and first of the season guiding Mizzou's dominant offense. Connor Bazelak, who had shined in backup duty in Mizzou's first two games, got the start for Coach Drinkwitz and excelled against the defending national champions.
- In his second career start, Bazelak engineered an unbelievable day for the Mizzou offense. At 85.3 percent (29-of-34), Bazelak posted Mizzou's best-ever completion percentage against a ranked opponent or FBS opponent, a mark that is also a Mizzou freshman record. The only performance better than Bazelak's was Chase Daniel's 94.1 completion percentage against Southeast Missouri during his senior season in 2008.
- Bazelak's passer rating of 242.4 was the sixth-best mark in program history, with the other five coming against SEMO, Iowa State, Missouri State, Nevada and Idaho, as it was the best-ever rating against a ranked team for a Mizzou QB. The previous best rating by a Mizzou QB in an SEC game was Drew Lock's 210.3 at Florida in 2018.
- The redshirt freshman passed for 406 yards and four touchdowns – the first Mizzou freshman to pass for four touchdowns in a game since Maty Mauk against Kentucky in 2013 – and the 14th-most passing yards by a Mizzou QB ever.
- Only six Mizzou QBs have ever thrown for more yards than Bazelak did against LSU – keep in mind it was his second career start.
- He led the offense to 586 total yards, including 406 through the air, and at one point completed 15 consecutive passes, the longest such streak since Chase Daniel had 20 straight against Buffalo in 2008 - Bazelak's streak ended on a ball he had to throw away after being flushed from the pocket.
- Bazelak is the only SEC QB since the turn of the century to have 400 yards, 4 TDs, 85% completion pct. and 0 INTs in a game. Only two other QBs have accomplished a similar stat line against a Power-5 opponent over the same time frame - Geno Smith and Philip Rivers.
- Keep in mind, he did all of this with Mizzou's top two WRs and three of the group's top five out of the lineup due to COVID-related issues.
- Bazelak won the following awards following Mizzou's win over LSU:
- SEC Freshman of the Week
- Davey O'Brien National QB of the Week
- Orange Bowl Player of the Week
- Manning Award Star of the Week
- Davey O'Brien Award Great Eight List
TIGERS HAVE A BUDDING YOUNG STAR AT KICKER
- We would be remiss if we didn't mention true freshman kicker Harrison Mevis as the Tigers get ready to take on Georgia this weekend. A native of Warsaw, Ind., Mevis was the No. 2-ranked kicker nationally coming out of Warsaw Community High School by Kohl's Kicking. He has lived up to those expectations early in his young career, connecting on eight of his 10 field goal attempts this season, with one of his misses coming from 56 yards.
- He is the first Mizzou kicker ever to connect on his first five field goals as a collegiate kicker, and he did so in incredible fashion, hitting a pair from 50+ yards. His 52-yard field goal vs. LSU marks the longest by a Mizzou freshman in program history.
- He is also the first Mizzou freshman to make a 50+ yard FG since Jeff Jacke in 1988.
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