McElroy: Mizzou's win over Florida 'very, very impressive'

Greg McElroy called Mizzou's win over Florida "very, very impressive" on his Always College Football podcast.

The Tigers rolled up 560 total yards in dismantling the then-8th-ranked Gators, handing Florida its first loss of the season in Columbia on the first Saturday of October.

Mizzou improved to 4-1 and evened its SEC mark at 1-1, then shot up the AP Poll on Sunday, moving 11 spots from No. 25 to No. 14.

McElroy watched a Florida team that had done most everything right in September run into a buzzsaw.

THE BLOWOUT UNFOLDED

Mizzou took a 20-10 halftime lead, scoring 10 points in the final stretch before the break. Then it simply owned the second half, holding Florida to 7 points in the final 30 minutes while putting up 25 of its own.

By the time the fourth quarter rolled around, the game was no longer competitive. McElroy described the result as a "shockingly easy" victory over Jon Sumrall's team, per www.saturdaydownsouth.com.

The first Saturday of October in Columbia turned into a statement day for Eli Drinkwitz's squad. Florida came in ranked eighth and undefeated, but the Gators never found an answer after halftime.

The Tigers pulled away methodically, mixing a punishing ground game with timely passing to keep Florida's defense off balance. On the other side of the ball, Mizzou clamped down on a Gators offense that had hummed through September.

What looked like a potential SEC slugfest turned into a one-sided affair in the final 30 minutes. Florida managed just one touchdown after the break while Mizzou kept pouring it on.

The final margin reflected a game that felt decided long before the clock hit zero.