Once news broke that South Carolina’s Jake Bentley would not be available against Missouri on Saturday, the Tigers’ defenders must have celebrated.
Instead of facing a quarterback who is averaging 11 yards per completion this season, they were up against backup quarterback Michael Scarnecchia, a senior who had only thrown 13 passes in his collegiate career. But, as was the case with David Blough in Missouri’s Week 3 win over Purdue, the secondary struggled to contain the backup.
Scarnecchia carved up the Tigers in the air, completing 20-35 passes for 249 yards and three touchdowns. He thoroughly outplayed Drew Lock, who completed just 17-36 passes for 204 yards and two interceptions.