COLUMBIA, MO. • In a mostly empty Mizzou Arena before Tuesday’s men’s basketball game, the roar rippled through the student section at approximately 6:07 p.m.
Missouri had its quarterback for next year — and The Antlers were already partying like it’s 2019.
Kelly Bryant, college football’s most prized free agent, will use his final season of eligibility at Missouri next year after winning 16 of his 18 starts at Clemson. Bryant made his decision public Tuesday night with a video he posted on Twitter shortly after 6 p.m.
Without a clear successor to senior quarterback Drew Lock, Missouri was among the first reported teams to contact Bryant when he announced in late September he planned to transfer.