Tigers Shutout Commodores in Historic Game

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Vanderbilt dominated the headlines, but Mizzou dominated on the field this Saturday.

The Tigers got off to a perfect start against Vanderbilt. After Eli Drinkwitz won the toss and deferred, the Tigers defense made an instant impact. Following a quick Commodore first down, the defense stood firm and forced Vanderbilt to make a decision on 4th & inches. Derek Mason elected to leave his guys out there, and it didn’t work out; the Tigers swarmed the Commodore backfield and forced a turnover on downs at the Vanderbilt 45.

With great field position the Tigers would waste no time cashing in. A quick six-play drive that was capped off by a 7-yard Larry Rountree touchdown…