Mother Nature didn’t realize she was foreshadowing the Missouri third quarter when she put some storm clouds over Williams-Brice Stadium at the start of the second half, but the rain she sent was symbolic of the quarter the Tigers were about to have.
When it rains, it pours for Barry Odom’s team.
Missouri took the field with a nine-point lead and the ball coming its way at the start of the third quarter. By the end of it, the Tigers would be trailing by nine on self-inflicted penalties and mistakes that ultimately swung the game in South Carolina’s favor.