COLUMBIA, Mo. — Joe Moore III was running free and right at the quarterback.
The Missouri defensive end charged into every pass rusher’s dream: a free shot at a quarterback who was admitting defeat by hunching over the ball with the knowledge that a sack was coming and coming soon.
Moore tackled South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler on a third down in the first quarter of the No. 16 Tigers’ 34-12 win over the Gamecocks, a play that set the tone for the rest of the game. Mizzou ended up with four third-down sacks as its defense settled into a familiar, dominant form by keeping South Carolina out of the end zone.