The Missouri Tigers have a lot to fix. From giving up four sacks, including a strip sack that turned into a fumble in the fourth quarter, to getting stopped in short-yardage run situations, to not capitalizing on chances to start quick and build a lead against a team Missouri entered as a three-score favorite against.
COLUMBIA Missouri escaped.
The Tigers got a couple of big first downs on their final drive, a decisive one coming on a defensive pass interference on third-and-27 from their own 40-yard line, to hold on to beat the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 23-19 on Saturday and avoided an early-season letdown loss.
Missouri escaped. The Tigers got a couple of big first downs on their final drive, a decisive one coming on a defensive pass interference on third-and-27 from their own 40-yard line, to hold on to beat the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 23-19 on Saturday and avoided an early-season letdown loss.