Second Series for offense (continued): Walters who got a false start to start this drive has subbed in for Connor Wood at right guard. Wood is being carted to the locker room. Luther Burden with a drop on a drag route. He’s done that about three times on that route this season. He had space in front of him, so I assume he took his eyes off the ball. Brady Cook takes a monster hit on something that probably could’ve been called a facemask.
Third Series for defense: Sam Hartman zipped a pass between three Mizzou defenders for a gain of 27 yards. The lack of pass rush means the wide receivers have time for these quick slants. Offsides on fourth and one on Josh Landry, so it’s a new set of downs for Wake Forest. Sam Hartman with one of the worst quarterback sneaks I’ve seen, but it doesn’t matter because Justice Ellison gets in from a yard out for a touchdown. Eight plays for 63 yards in three minutes. I mean there’s no pass rush and that’s how the Demon Deacons speed downfield. The Tigers are missing Coleman, McGuire and Jeffcoat a lot. Jeffcoat was ruled out in the pregame with a concussion. WF 14, MIZ 3
Third Series for offense: On one play Connor Tollison and Tauskie Dove are down. Tollison can barely put weight on his left leg that looked to get rolled up on. Drake Heismeyer replaces Tollison. Burden gets another pass in the flat and gets a 19-yard gain on the play. The run blocking before Tollison or Wood got hurt was bad and without them – it’s still pretty bad. On third and 16, Wake Forest 95th ranked pass defense had all receivers locked up.
Fourth series for defense: Chad Bailey with a sack. That was the most pressure since the defense’s first drive of the game. Mizzou forced a quick three and out. The offense has to get some points.
Luther Burden saw a short punt and ran full speed to try and pick up the dying ball and he didn’t fully get it so Wake Forest gains possession. That was not a smart play. Burden had to think a Wake Forest player touched it first. That is the only way he can touch the ball and not have a consequence if he fumbled. It’s close, but they said Missouri fumbled on the field. The play stands. That was a trying-to-be-a-hero play and it backfired for Burden, who has played great.
Chad Bailey with a tackle for loss to start the new set of downs. Sam Hartman to AT Perry is like the song you put on repeat. So, Arden Walker committed an obvious offside penalty and the refs missed it. Hartman fired it into double coverage thinking it was a free play and safety Jaylon Carlies intercepted it in the endzone and got a touchback.
Fourth Series for the offense: Schrader starts the drive with a 16-yard run. Cook with a 17-yard completion to Mookie Cooper on third and one and then Cook scrambles for a gain of 36. What a play by Brady Cook. So, he got an early snap and caught it with one hand and ran to the right and dumped it to Peanut Houston for a touchdown. That was a seven-play 80 yard drive that took two minutes and 27 seconds. WF 14, MIZ 10
Up until this point, Missouri had been playing flat. They have now received a boost.
Fifth Series for the defense: Darius Robinson gets a roughing the passer call and it appears Chad Bailey and Ennis Rakestraw are getting into it with each other. They had to be separated. AT Perry is going to kill this secondary with curls and quick outs. That Mizzou pass rush is warming up. Starting to really drill Hartman.
Fifth Series for the offense: Walters with a holding on the first play of this drive. That’s his second penalty. So, Mizzou does just enough to keep the drive going and force Wake Forest to burn their timeouts.
Cook: 16-24, 148 yards, 1 TD
Burden: 5 rec, 68 yards
Cooper: 4 rec, 38 yards
Houston: 4 rec, 21 yards
WF
Hartman: 12-22, 138 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
AT Perry: 6 rec, 71 yards
End of 2nd Quarter: WF 14, MIZ 10
