United Kingdom beats Missouri, 21-13
After the Tigers were less than dominant in a 9-6 victory against the UCONN Huskies, Pinkel is looking towards a young Tiger receiving corps that’s struggled through drops and inconsistency. Are either of these teams any good?
“We’re working hard to get better”. Like every division everywhere, the SEC East is still technically wide open. Kentucky has a talent-edge on Missouri, by a hair. This is the first time Kentucky has had more than one SEC win since 2010.
“Just taking off that past week was a big deal”, Hansbrough said.
The South Carolina game was a similar story when the Gamecocks surged in the second half and tried to overcome their first half deficit.
3Hangover, or no? Ah man, Kentucky was sooo excited last week.
Most notably, the Wildcats need to fix the gaping holes in an offensive line that was eaten alive, so to speak, by Florida’s front seven. Though not out of the divisional race by any measure, it’s tough to regroup after being on the verge of a program-turning win.
It’s similar story in Kentucky, where the defense has been a bright spot for the Wildcats but efficiency has not been a trait for the offense under quarterback Patrick Towles. The site features comprehensive United Kingdom team and recruiting coverage.
The loss to Florida was a heartbreaker. Linebacker Ryan Flannigan, who was slated to start before a shoulder injury, returns for his first game of the season. Quarterback Maty Mauk leads the offense with five touchdown passes on the season. Mizzou has claimed the last two games by scores of 48-17 in Lexington in 2013 and by a 20-10 margin in Columbia last season. “They kind of got mad and did the booing thing”. He was expected to build on last year’s output, especially with seasoned weapons aligning beside him. After two penalties on one play, the Cats ended up with a 1st and 29 on their own 10. Despite the numbers, Missouri Coach Gary Pinkel believes his team has plenty of room for improvement after it committed four turnovers, missed two field goals and had an extra point blocked. And in fact, the loser of this game will likely be loser due to a costly QB mistake. It was very telling that in a three-point game, they went with the freshman with 8 minutes left on the clock. Let’s talk about some stakes for Kentucky. The Tigers, though barely, are ranked. Why Kentucky Will Win There once was a time when Missouri could run the ball. However, coming into the season Mark Stoops claimed Kentucky appeared to have an offensive linemen unit that actually looked like they belonged in the SEC.
The SEC Network gave him its player of the game award. The play earned a first down at the United Kingdom 49 and energized the crowd. Until last week, he had three straight games of 100-yards rushing.
JoJo Kemp is becoming The Closer.
Missouri: WLB Kentrell Brothers has been all over the place for the Tigers with a nation-leading 42 tackles, including three for loss.
Mizzou’s broke its eleven game road winning streak as well as 7-0 record as #25 ranked team in a 21-13 road loss to Kentucky.