For the first three quarters of Mizzou’s SEC opening-win against South Carolina on Saturday night at Memorial Stadium, it looked like the Tigers defense would wear the blame for giving up a bushel of big pass plays.
Then the Mizzou defense turned into a pack of rabid animals in the fourth quarter and practically willed the Tigers to victory as they reclaimed the Mayor’s Cup and logged a 4-0 start to the season and a 1-0 start in conference play against a team that had every reason to play with desperation after it had just suffered a home loss that knocked it out of the national Top 25 polls.