The Missouri football playbook has its staple components, particularly in the spread offense, but it’s not a static set of documents. The book is tweaked weekly, perhaps even daily, based on the upcoming opponent. Plays are added. Others, subtracted.
That was the case against South Carolina over the weekend. The Tigers supplemented their playbook with a new passing option. But when they ran it for the first time Saturday, the Gamecocks countered with a unique defensive coverage call, bluffing quarterback Drew Lock into throwing a pass that resulted in an interception.
“They definitely got me on that one,” Lock said Tuesday, after watching a replay of the interception.