How the 'Moe Miracle' saved Missouri's season

Now, they were about to lose to San Diego State. In Columbia. Until a single astonishing play saved their season.

Down 24-20 with under a minute left and almost 70 yards to go, quarterback Blaine Gabbert found slot receiver T.J. Moe on a quick out.

But Moe didn't go out of bounds. Instead, he juked one defender. And another, like one of those Buffalo Wild Wings commercials. Then he raced along the sidelines for the game-winning touchdown.

"Big-time players make big-time plays in big-time situations," said Missouri coach Gary Pinkel. "Wow, it was huge."

The Tigers haven't looked back since.

The following week, Missouri routed Miami of Ohio, 51-13. Then blanked Colorado, 26-0.

And last week, blasted Texas A&M in College Station, 30-9, to move to 6-0 and set up Saturday's ESPN GameDay showdown with top-ranked Oklahoma.

And going into the OU game, the Tigers are playing their best football in three years. The defense ranks second nationally in fewest points allowed. The offense is beginning to gel, propelled by the Gabbert-to-Moe connection.