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| Conner Shaw after 27-24 win over Missouri |
Shaw and the Head Ball Coach didn't like what they were seeing.
The Gamecocks committed three turnovers, gave up the ball on down twice and missed a field goal.
Mid-way through the third quarter Missouri was up 17-0 and Tiger fans were thinking about a trip to Atlanta and the SEC Championship Game on early December.
The Gamecocks' season was on life support.
Enter Conner Shaw.
"I went over and asked him if he could play and he said sure." South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier said. "I said we had to make the move now. Dylan was just a little off here and there. I thought he had a few guys open and he zinged them out, but he threw some good balls. It just wasn't his night and Connor gave us a little sharpness in there."
It turned out to be perhaps and season defining move by the Head Ball Coach. Shaw relieved Dylan Thompson and led the Gamecocks to a pair of touchdowns and a field goal force overtime.
Then on the overtime Shaw led South Carolina to a touchdown and a field goal and that was enough.
Missouri kicker Andrew Baggatt missed a 24 yard field goal off the left upright and South Carolina escaped Columbia, Missouri with their season saved for the time being.
“God is great, man,” Shaw said. “I wasn’t even supposed to be playing this game. Give all the glory up top.”
Shaw finished the night 20-of-29 for 201 yards and three touchdowns.
“It was a game I thought we were dead," Spurrier said. “It just worked out tonight. That’s all you can say, it was meant to be.”
"I thought it was a very courageous effort on his part". Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel said.
South Carolina is back in the race for the SEC Championship.
It was a stunning loss for Missouri.
"Our guys are certainly frustrated and disappointed, and they should be." Pinkel said. "They are competitors and we will have to bounce back from this."
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