Tyler Badie, Missouri Football News: Draft Scout Player News

10/30/21 - RB Tyler Badie, Sr/2022, Missouri

Tyler Badie set the offensive pace for the Missouri Tigers on Saturday afternoon with two rushing touchdowns and 294 total yards in a 37-28 Southeastern Conference win over Vanderbilt. Badie, who was leading the SEC with 143.6 all-purpose yards per game heading in, touched the ball 39 times - rushing for 254 yards on 31 carries and catching nine passes for 40 yards. "Tyler Badie is a great player," Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz said. "I have been saying it for a long time. He is the best player nobody is talking about. "He is really the engine that drives us. He has a big heart. He is a competitor. He wants to win. I want to win. This team wants to win." After allowing Missouri (4-4, 1-3) to take a 10-0 first-quarter lead, the Commodores rallied. An interception by Vanderbilt's Max Worship at the Commodores' 2-yard line set up a scoring drive, culminating with Mike Wright hitting Cam Johnson over the middle for a 7-yard TD.

The Commodores (2-7, 0-5), who have lost 18 straight SEC games, pulled ahead 14-10 in the second quarter on a 10-yard run by Patrick Smith. After a fake Vanderbilt field-goal attempt resulted in a 5-yard rushing loss by kicker Joseph Bulovas, Missouri took over with 15 seconds left in the first half. That was enough time for Connor Bazelak to fire a 45-yard scoring strike to Keke Chism, giving the Tigers a 17-14 lead at halftime. Missouri extended its lead to 24-14 on a 15-yard TD run by Badie with 5:28 left in the third quarter. Mike Wright connected with Gavin Schoenwald for a 4-yard TD - keyed by Wright's 70-yard run on first down - on the ensuing drive to pull the Commodores within three points heading into the final quarter. Wright also set up Vanderbilt's first TD with a 69-yard run. - Missouri/AP College Football

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