In per week the place there weren’t many thrilling video games on the docket, we had one which was a thriller, coming right down to the wire and a booming discipline purpose. Missouri scored their first win over a ranked opponent at house since 2013, knocking off (15) Kansas State 30-27.
The way in which that this sport ended goes to dwell for a very long time after we keep in mind the craziest issues that occurred this season. Let’s set the stage:
Missouri was driving to try to win the sport and took a knee to arrange kicker Harrison Mevis for a then 56-yard discipline purpose. HOWEVER, the Tigers had no timeouts, however head coach may need Eli Drinkwitz believed that he did, ready to ship out his staff and in the end drawing a delay of sport penalty, pushing them again 5 yards. This might make it a 61-yard discipline purpose, nearly unprecedented not just for school kickers to make, however to even take.
Enter the Thicker Kicker, Mevis. The large man with the massive leg blasted this magnificence proper down the center from 61 yards out to win the sport, and he put his complete foot into this one:
That had a number of yards to spare on it as nicely, that’s NFL stage vary.
Not solely does that kick give Missouri their first win over a ranked opponent at house in a decade, however that kick additionally set information as nicely:
The 61-yard discipline purpose by @MizzouFootball to defeat Kansas State is the longest discipline purpose in @SEC historical past. Earlier lengthy was 60, almost 40 years in the past in 1984.
— Chuck Dunlap (@SEC_Chuck) September 16, 2023
Good for Mevis and Missouri. Eli Drinkwitz wants to purchase Mevis a home with all that cash he makes.
