COLUMBIA, Mo. — There was a silky, smooth quality to Missouri’s offense during the Tigers’ 61-6 win over Central Arkansas on Thursday.
From 49-yard deep-ball touchdowns to 31-yard quarterback scrambles into the end zone — and seven offensive touchdowns to just one punt — there was a buttery richness to the way Mizzou moved the ball with new presumptive starting quarterback Beau Pribula.
And like a fresh tub of butter, it was spreadable.
Six different players ran the ball at least once. Nine players caught passes.
“To be a good offense, you’ve got to be able to spread the ball around,” MU coach Eli Drinkwitz said.
His team sure did. Just look at its two 99-yard touchdown drives.
The first one suffered an immediate setback when an explosive run by tailback Jamal Roberts was negated by