College Football: Diego Pavia’s Go-Ahead Touchdown Lifts No. 10 Vanderbilt Past No. hebet 15 Missouri
Diego Pavia leaped across the goal line for a 1-yard touchdown with just 1:52 remaining, helping No. tamabet log in 10 Vanderbilt secure a 17-10 victory over 15th-ranked Missouri on Saturday. This win boosts the Commodores’ impressive start to the season, marking their best performance in over 80 years with a record of 7-1 overall (3-1 SEC). They are now just one win shy of matching the 1941 team that began their season at 8-1. The Commodores entered this game with their highest ranking since 1947 and played in front of a sellout crowd for the second week in a row, breaking a five-game losing streak against the Tigers.
Safety CJ Heard played a critical role in setting up the winning drive for Vanderbilt by recovering a fumble from Jamal Roberts with 7:02 on the clock. However, the finale was not without its share of suspense. Vandy’s running back, Sedrick Alexander, was initially declared to have fumbled at the 1-yard line, but the call was overturned upon review with just 1:49 left to play. Pavia then capped off the drive on the very next play.
Missouri (6-2, 2-2) faced a setback when quarterback Beau Pribula suffered a left ankle injury early in the third quarter during a crucial fourth-and-goal situation. Medical staff placed his ankle in an air cast and took him off the field on a cart. Freshman Matt Zollers stepped in, throwing a 6-yard touchdown pass to Jude James early in the fourth quarter to level the score at 10 san tama. Zollers made one final attempt to tie the game as time expired, throwing to Kevin Coleman Jr., but it was ruled an incompletion upon review, as officials determined Coleman caught the ball short of the goal line.
Vanderbilt took a 10-3 lead late in the third quarter thanks to an impressive 80-yard touchdown run by Makhilyn Young. Missouri has had control of this series since joining the SEC in 2012. With both teams boasting some of the top scoring offenses in the country, they ended up in a 3-3 tie at halftime. Vanderbilt ranked eighth nationally, averaging 41.4 points per game, while Missouri came in at 12th with an average of 39 points. tama t
A key moment came when a kicking penalty on Missouri left guard Dominick Giudice nullified a 20-yard run by Pribula down to the Vanderbilt 1-yard line hey tama. Robert Meyer finally put Missouri on the board with a field goal at 3-0 with 5:11 left in the first half. Meyer missed a 29-yard field goal attempt wide left in the third quarter. Brock Taylor, who had not missed a field goal since a double-overtime loss at Missouri last season, evened the score with a 38-yard field goal at 2:00 left in the first half. This occurred after Vanderbilt had a first-and-goal opportunity at the Missouri 8, which was thwarted by a holding penalty and a false start.
Reporting by The Associated Press. Are you excited to see how Vanderbilt performs in their upcoming games?
