We knew going into this one that it meant a lot to Missouri. Eli Drinkwitz had seen his team get blown out twice by former Missouri offensive coordinator Josh Heupel. Tennessee had scored 60 points in two straight meetings with the Tigers.
That changed in a large way last weekend. Drinkwitz has Missouri rolling this year, and they got the better of Tennessee on Saturday, winning 36-7. It had to feel good for Drinkwitz, who undoubtedly hadn’t forgotten about Heupel throwing deep shots late against his team last year in Knoxville. Tennessee was in the middle of a push to make the College Football Playoff at the time, and style points are a real thing as teams with a loss try to impress the committee.