Can It Get Worse?

(AP) – A botched Missouri extra-point snap and a bobbled punt attempt that led to a safety helped Vanderbilt beat Missouri 19-15 Saturday night, depriving the former Big 12 school of its first Southeastern Conference win.Missouri (3-3, 0-3 Southeastern Conference) took an early 6-0 lead and kept Vanderbilt from gaining a first down until nearly nine minutes into the second quarter. Missouri couldn’t muster much offense after an early injury to starting quarterback James Franklin, who sprained his left knee on a first-quarter run and didn’t return.Backup quarterback Corbin Berkstresser was just 9 of 30 for 189 yards, including an 85-yard scoring pass to Bud Sasser that cut a Commodores’ fourth-quarter lead to 16-15. Missouri missed the extra point and a chance to tie on a bad snap.Zac Stacy rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries for Vanderbilt (2-3, 1-2), which earned its first conference win.Next week the reeling Tigers welcome the defending national champions — and the nation’s #1 ranked team — to Faurot Field, the Alabama Crimson Tide