“I’m not going to blame the weather for any of this. You can execute. If you want to win a championship or compete for a championship, you have to play in any condition. That is no excuse at all.”

— Missouri coach Gary Pinkel

“Everyone thought it was a great call because it worked. We know the business. I get a gut feeling and I go for it. Sometimes it’s right, sometimes it’s wrong.”

— Pinkel, on going for a touchdown on fourth-and-1 on the final play of the first half

“We need to focus on being more mentally stable. You can’t have those penalties, but in the end, we have to overcome those and score points.”

— Missouri quarterback Blaine Gabbert, on the effect eight penalties had on the Tigers.

“We weren’t thinking we were letting them hang around. We were just thinking we’ve got to finish but we didn’t do the things we needed to do at the end of the game to secure the win.”

— Missouri linebacker Sean Weatherspoon

“We were up 12-0 and it seemed like we had all the momentum. Then it seemed like it just kept coming play after play, and the next thing we know, we’re down 13-12.”

— Missouri cornerback Carl Gettis