Mizzou returns Ryan Hilinski's horrible INT for 100-yard TD
Missouri just got a huge double-digit swing on one play.
Ronnell Perkins picked off a Ryan Hilinski pass in the end zone and took it all the way back for six points. The impressive play can be watched below:
Ronnell Perkins goes 100 pic.twitter.com/ZLVRFkf2Wg
— Represent Mizzou (@RepresentMizzou) September 21, 2019
In addition to being a huge momentum boost, Perkins’ play is also a record-breaker. The 100-yard return breaks Marcus King’s previous record of 99 yards. King’s play also came against South Carolina, an Independence Bowl meeting before the teams became SEC East rivals.
With the extra point, that puts Mizzou up 31-14, a world of difference from 24-21 or 24-17. The game is still in the third quarter.
1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣-YARD PICK 6️⃣
SCHOOL RECORD INT RETURN FOR @luhperk!!!
He tops Marcus King’s 99-yarder vs. South Carolina (2005 Indy Bowl)
3Q | 5:43 | 31-14 #Mizzou pic.twitter.com/5M5zAr3bKU
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) September 21, 2019
A bit of a speed bump in the “era” of Hilinski, who got benched a couple of times.
Nobody can take that kind of pass rush for 60 minutes and not be hurting a little, give Hilinski a lot of credit for standing in there and executing. Tough young man.
Somebody broke through the line and was about to clobber him when he forced the throw.
Nice!
Hilinski is full of rookie mistakes, but also has a very high talent Q, he could be really good one day.
Hilinski will be around for quite a while and has loads of talent. The guy was getting mugged all day. Doesn’t matter much who stands back there if the line can’t keep them clean
He may very well be as good as Lock. And he made a couple of Lock-like mistakes as freshmen do. I don’t know what kind weirdness was in the atmosphere today but we were very lucky as well as good today and Ryan or hardly any ‘cocks had their stuff today. Muschamp just getting started and I think if you toss him now your next coach will not be any better for about 3 years while he recruits his system in staff and players. Here at Mizzou we’re very fortunate that Barry finally has a staff that works. And when they start peeling off it may be tough to replicate.
If you ‘cocks fans feel duped into believing you’re good now welcome to the shock we had after the first game. You’re a better team than the last 3 seasons I think. But there was something I’m the air today.
In the air. Doggoneit. Not a great day for Ryan but in what has seemed to be a trend in the SEC since we joined is especially on the east division every time a starting QB goes down teams seem to get better. So I’m not thrilled about the litany of new starting QBs that we still have to face.
They all get hyped. Hilinski was supposed to torch us after throwing for so many yards vs. Alabama.
Except for one play, it didn’t happen.