Seventh-ranked Missouri opens SEC play against Vanderbilt on Saturday. The Tigers are coming off a win over then-No. 24 Boston College in which they were slow at the start but came on strong, and ultimately overcame three unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.

Just a few weeks ago, the idea of Missouri and Boston College being the only two ranked teams facing off against each other during Saturday of Week 3 would've seemed ludicrous. The Tigers were, unsurprisingly,

BC started strong against its top-10 opponent on Saturday, but surrendered an 11 point lead and couldn't come back for the win.

The Missouri Tigers faced their first signs of adversity in their week three matchup with the No. 24 Boston College Eagles. The Tigers found a spark from their defense, leading to a response from the offense. Missouri rallied back thanks to an elusive rushing attack and a breakout freshman kicker.

The No. 6 Missouri Tigers 27-21 win over the No. 24 Boston College wasn't perfect, but it was certainly a strong showing for the undefeated squa

Then Castellanos turned the ball over, and Mizzou put up a quick 10 points to flip the game on its head. I give BC a lot of of credit for hanging in tight in the second half — though statistically Mizzou pretty handily outperformed the Eagles,

The Missouri Tigers defeated No. 24 Boston College in a 27-21 showdown. With the win, Missouri improves to 3-0 for only the second time since 2018. The Tigers got off to a slow start, finding themselves in an early 14-3 hole.