COLUMBIA, S.C. — The decisive part of the decisive play of a decisive game was missing tackles.
Running back Raheim ‘Rocket’ Sanders scored a 15-yard receiving touchdown on a shovel pass play with 15 seconds left in Missouri’s Saturday loss to South Carolina. It ended a back and forth that saw the Tigers claw back from a 15-point halftime deficit only to blow two fourth-quarter leads in a 34-30 defeat.
And on Sanders’ game-winning play, there were four missed tackles, by an estimate that’s kind to the Mizzou defense. Others were in position to potentially make plays but didn’t.