Sliding would’ve been easy. Running forward was risky.
It made for good football.
Quarterback Drew Lock, heartbeat of Missouri’s football team, lowered his shoulder into Memphis defensive back Tyrez Lindsey, earning an extra yard in the first quarter of Missouri’s 65-33 win Saturday. He hit the ground hard but bounced up, trotting to the huddle after a 9-yard gain.
“I’m kind of done sliding unless it’s someone taking my head off on the side,” Lock said.
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