Mizzou 24, Ole Miss 10

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Here are the highlights from Mizzou’s 24-10 victory over Ole Miss in Oxford:

0:17 – James Franklin escapes the pressure and finds Marcus Lucas over the middle for a first down.

0:29 – Henry Josey punches it in from the 4-yard line to get Mizzou on the board first.

0:44 –Randy Ponder snags an interception to extend Mizzou’s national best streak of consecutive games with a takeaway to 41.

1:11 – Defensive tackle Josh Augusta blocks a 23-yard field goal attempt after a goal line stand by Mizzou kept the Rebels out of the end zone.

1:25 – On third-and-eight from Mizzou’s own 23-yard line, Maty Mauk connects with Bud Sasser with a perfect throw for a 60-yard gain.

1:35 – Andrew Baggett puts it through the uprights from 33-yards out to make it 10-0 Mizzou.

1:52 – Franklin and Marcus Murphy run the option to perfection and put the Tigers up 17-3 before the half.

2:06 –  In a little trickery, the ball is snapped to defensive tackle Harold Brantley, who gets the first down and more from the Mizzou 20.

2:23 – Franklin hits L’Damian Washington on a fade route for a big 32-yard gain.

2:31 – Josey scampers into the end zone untouched for his second touchdown of the day and extends the Mizzou lead to 24-10.

The Mizzou defense put the clamps down for the rest of the game, limiting Ole Miss to just 75 yards on its final three possessions. Another red zone hold gave Mizzou the ball at its own 13 with 8:08 remaining. Franklin and the team orchestrated a beautiful drive to run out the clock and secure the victory.