Saturday’s pick-six was the biggest defensive play of the game, in the biggest win of the season. Walters had an intuition that Mizzou’s 4-2-5 defense could create havoc with this specific zone defensive call.
Instead of leading by three — with about five minutes left in the third quarter against South Carolina — Mizzou led by 17.
It was the triumphant play call in what’s been a vital turnaround for Mizzou’s defense. The offense is going to put up points, we know this. But if Mizzou’s defense doesn’t create turnovers, as seen in the embarrassing loss at Wyoming, winning will be tough in college football’s toughest conference.