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Harrison Mevis sets SEC record with game-winning field goal; fans and media react
By Adam Spencer
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Harrison Mevis, aka the “Thiccer Kicker,” is beloved at Mizzou, and for good reason. He showed why on Saturday afternoon at Faurot Field against No. 15 Kansas State.
Tied 27-27 with only seconds remaining in the game, Mizzou coach Eli Drinkwitz made some bizarre coaching decisions to put Mevis in a bad position for a game-winning kick.
So what did Mevis do? Just hit a 61-yard field goal to win the game and save his coach from embarrassment:
https://twitter.com/TheMrMatthewCFB/status/1703128703197196294
Oh, and he also set an SEC record in the process.
Harrison Mevis' 61-yard FG was the longest in SEC history, per @ESPNStatsInfo.
The previous record was 60 done 3 times, most recently in 1984 by Georgia's Kevin Butler and Florida's Chris Perkins.
— Brandon Zimmerman (@BZSEC) September 16, 2023
It is not a Mizzou record, as the Tigers had a 62-yard field goal in 1986:
Amazingly, Harrison Mevis' 61-yarder is not the longest in Mizzou history. But they lost that game in 1986 17-12 so this was a tad better pic.twitter.com/gXfsZit5hn
— Matt Brown (@MattBrownCFB) September 16, 2023
Still, what a kick by one of the best kickers in college football today. Here’s some of the reaction on social media to the kick:
THICCER KICKER DRILLS IT FROM 61 YARDS
HARRISON MEVIS CALLED GAME
MIZZOU DOWNS #15 KSTATE
WHAT A GAME
WHAT A KICK pic.twitter.com/EOyBS5GUpQ
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 16, 2023
#Mizzou walks it off with 61-yard Harrison Mevis field goal, the second longest in Mizzou history. pic.twitter.com/aJwoshAZ3R
— Adam Ryerson (@AdamRyerson_) September 16, 2023
Congratulations Harrison Mevis. Just secured your place on an NFL team.
— Dakota Acock (@CoachDakota) September 16, 2023
Harrison Mevis at Mizzou was one of the SEC’s most productive young kickers and just put himself in the record books. Longest Kick in SEC history.
— Dave (@dtheblerd) September 16, 2023
Harrison Mevis (pride of Warsaw, Indiana) out here kicking missiles. #CollegeFootball
— Justin Cripe (@justincripe) September 16, 2023
harrison mevis deserves free food FOR LIFE from any restaurant in COMO
— Ross Hagan (@r_hagan31) September 16, 2023
What a game. Unbelievable.
Give Harrison Mevis all the Luther Burden chips in Columbia.
— Nate Latsch (@NateLatsch) September 16, 2023
Harrison Mevis will never have to buy his own beer in CoMo again.
— Mikey DiLullo (@MikeyDiLullo) September 16, 2023
Harrison Mevis lookin like Janikowski out here ???
— Creflow Dollar$ (@TwelveInchFinch) September 16, 2023
Mizzou is 3-0 for the first time since 2018. The Tigers have a top-15 win on their résumé. We’ll see how long they can keep their winning streak going moving forward. Mevis will be a big part of any close games the Tigers have the rest of the year.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
