Eli Drinkwitz jokes with Mizzou legend Chase Daniel over 2nd-and-59 situation

Eli Drinkwitz and the Missouri Tigers moved to 3-0 on the season with a tough, 27-21 victory against No. 24 Boston College on Saturday in Columbia.

The Tigers were down 14-3 in the 2nd quarter, but played very well the rest of the way to pull out the victory.

During the game, the Tigers offense found itself in a situation that doesn’t happen too often, as they were facing a 2-and-59 situation. Here is the exact scenario.

The entire sequence that resulted in an almost unimaginable 2nd and 59 for Missouri earlier in the game against Boston College:
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It started with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty by Luther Burden III to make it 2nd and 25. An illegal man downfield penalty made it 2nd and 30, and then 2 personal foul penalties by Burden and Mehki Miller made it 2nd and 59.

During the game, former Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel tweeted making a joke about the situation, and Drinkwitz responded.

https://twitter.com/CoachDrinkwitz/status/1835085618700865822

Burden finally had a big game for Missouri, finishing with 6 catches for 117 yards and 1 touchdown. However, those penalties will be the talking points as the team moves onto next week.

The Tigers will open up SEC play next week against Vanderbilt next Saturday in Columbia.

Mark Kern