COLUMBIA, Mo. • DeMarkus Acy had a sobering introduction to Southeastern Conference football at a place that’s anything but.
Surrounded by 102,071 rabid fans at Louisiana State’s Tiger Stadium, Missouri’s freshman cornerback made his first career start last Oct. 1 in LSU’s first game under interim coach Ed Orgeron.
Mizzou coaches had benched senior starter Aarion Penton for the start of the game, meaning Acy would be on the field for LSU’s opening series. For Acy, a year out of high school in Dallas, the night felt like an out-of-body experience at one of the SEC’s most raucous settings.