No matter the reason, the pressure created by being backed into his own end zone served as a catalyst for AJ Hairston’s interception to Santana Banner that set the Tigers up with first-and-goal, helping break the scoring drought as the end of the third quarter drew near. The team’s 35-6 advantage allowed Eli Drinkwitz to finally send in the second stringers (including Matt Zollers), and Tavorous Jones capped the scoring early in the final quarter of action with a three-yard rush into the end zone. The move to send in the second stringers across the board allowed UMass to break into triple digits in total yardage for the game and tamped down on Mizzou’s late-game offensive output, resulting in the final score that seems misaligned with the statistics.
Author: Matthew Gustafson
Published at: 2025-09-28 20:00:00
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