It starts with Henry David Thoreau. It ends with a Missouri football team that won its 10th game this year. Here’s why Eli Drinkwitz called MU “finishers.”

Brady Cook is leaving Mizzou with another bowl game victory. The longtime Tigers quarterback made the most of his last game in black and gold, throwing for 287 yards with two touchdowns and leading Mizzou’s 27-24 win over Iowa in the Music City Bowl.

It marked Missouri’s 14th come-from-behind victory in the last two seasons and the ninth that took place in the second half.