FAYETTEVILLE -- High-powered, fast-acting Missouri dialed down its offensive switch to "slow" mode late in the game, calmly driving 75 yards in nearly five minutes for Tucker McCann's field goal with five seconds left to capture a 48-45 shootout against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Friday.
The drama of the game, played before an announced crowd of 64,529 at Reynolds Razorback Stadium, took a quick turn moments later when Arkansas Coach Bret Bielema was fired by interim Athletic Director Julie Cromer Peoples in a room underneath the stadium.
Bielema, 47, was dismissed at the end of a 4-8 season that included numerous heartbreaking results such as this penalty-filled game in the 4-year-old Battle Line Rivalry game.