On Alabama’s second play of the day, Mizzou’s Daylan Carnell knocked the daylights out of a Crimson Tide receiver — oh, on a screen pass behind the line of scrimmage, too. Should’ve been third-and-15 on Bama’s 17.
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Mizzou’s Zion Young, who wasn’t even part of the play, got in the receiver’s face and was called for taunting.
Automatic first down.
The duality of the defense, right there.
Now ranked No. 16, Mizzou actually fared OK in the 27-24 loss to now-No. 6 Alabama, but mental mistakes and a lack of timely stops doomed the D.