When your back is against the wall and the world appears to be against you, how do you respond?
Well, the Missouri Tigers gave their answer on Saturday night.
It was a rather rainy evening in Lexington. For Mizzou, the day’s weather almost seemed to symbolize its on-field play early on.
Through one quarter of action, Kentucky led Missouri 14-0. The Wildcats had out-gained Mizzou 150-16, converted 4-of-5 third downs and ran 21 plays to the Tigers’ 10.
Kentucky’s star running back Ray Davis, who everybody in the country knew was the key to UK’s offense, ran for 71 yards in the opening frame.