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No. 6 Mizzou perks up after slow start to beat No. 24 Boston College: 'Nobody flinched'

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri almost got got, and in that, it got wanted it wanted.

Trailing No. 24 Boston College 14-6 in the second quarter of Saturday’s game, the No. 6 Tigers were in risky territory.

After going two games without allowing a point, Mizzou’s defense had given up a couple of scores to the Eagles and dynamic quarterback Thomas Castellanos. A key penalty fueled one BC scoring drive while coverage more busted than too-tight skinny jeans gifted the visitors another touchdown.

MU’s offense, meanwhile, had started in pedestrian fashion, settling for a pair of field goals while struggling to consistently complete the passes it craved.