Barry Odom’s call for Mizzou to go for it on fourth-and-one was a decision that may be looked at as a defining moment for the Tigers’ third-year head coach later in the season.
But short-term, it was a game-changer in Saturday’s 65-33 win over Memphis as it came in the midst of the wildest five minutes between the two teams that ultimately swung the game.
Memphis scored its first touchdown of the game off a one-yard rush from tailback Patrick Taylor to cut Missouri’s lead to 21-10 with 13:01 left in the first half.
Missouri would go three-and-out on its ensuing drive, that ended with an uncharacteristic 16-yard punt from Corey Fatony.