The sixth-ranked Missouri Tigers pulled off a comeback win over No. 24 Boston College, scoring 24 unanswered points to secure a 27-21 victory at home. After trailing by double digits early in the game,

We already knew what we had," running back Nate Noel said. "But to do it against another team, to go up backs against the wall, … we really bought in.”

The old Mizzou was beckoning. For the first time all season, the Tigers were the ones showing mortality, making silly mistakes along the way. Untimely penalties, mental lapses and a stagnant aerial attack put Mizzou behind the eight ball early on.

Coming back from the half, Missouri needed to maintain that momentum to win a much-closer-than-anticipated contest. The Tigers held Boston College to a three-and-out on the opening drive of the second half with a big-time tackle for loss of 3 yards by defensive end Johnny Walker Jr.

New Missouri defensive coordinator Corey Batoon "did a really good job keeping our guys focused for a very difficult contain," coach Eli Drinkwitz said.