When Drew Lock took the field for his first offensive series as Missouri’s starting quarterback, he felt significant pressure. He was about to live out a dream, against an SEC team to boot, and it was a lot to handle.
“I definitely was spinning a little bit to say the least,” Lock recalls. “I had to take a couple deep breaths and realize what was actually happening in my life at that moment. I was getting ready to have the whole state on my back to get one of our first SEC wins of the year. I really wanted to get a first down and we did not.