DeMarkus Acy is one of the key leaders in a secondary that has seen a resurgence of sorts this season.
Prior to last week’s loss to Florida, Missouri had allowed only two opponents to throw for over 200 yards and held three to under 100. Acy, the 2018 All-SEC cornerback, has been a huge part of that. He has 15 total tackles, five pass breakups and a fumble recovery, and outside of the stats, it’s clear opposing quarterbacks have been wary of throwing to his side of the field.
That’s why, after he was ruled out of Missouri’s 24-20 loss to Tennessee on Saturday, you could see just how much of an impact his absence had on the secondary.