On September 16, 2023, Harrison Mevis kicked the longest field goal in SEC history, a 61-yard walk-off to send Mizzou to 3-0 at the expense of then-No. 15 Kansas State. It was one of the biggest wins in the past decade of Mizzou Football and marked their emergence as a top 25 program.
You’d never have known that, however, had you been reading the comment section on this very website.
Hours after Mevis’ kick sailed through the uprights of the North End Zone, the comment sections of our game coverage was heavily focused on criticisms of Eli Drinkwitz.