COLUMBIA, Mo. - The mystery ended 54 seconds into Missouri's season: Shawn Robinson is the Tigers' starting quarterback. Robinson led a quick three-and-out series to open Saturday's game against No. 2 Alabama, ending weeks of uncertainty about the identity of Eliah Drinkwitz's starting quarterback: Robinson, the junior transfer from TCU or redshirt freshman Connor Bazelak?
Robinson's first series was a dud. An option pitch to wideout Damon Hazelton Jr. was stopped at the line of scrimmage, followed by a Hazelton drop on Robinson's first Mizzou pass. On third down, Alabama linebacker Christian Harris blitzed through a gaping hole and dropped Robinson for a 10-yard loss.