ATLANTA -- Missouri senior quarterback Drew Lock still has some thoughts about a particular interaction against Texas last season.
After Lock threw his 44th touchdown of 2017, he looked toward his sideline and mimicked the act of tightening backpack straps, performing his signature "securing the bag" celebration for the 44th time of the season.
Later in the game, as the clocked ticked down in the Longhorns' 33-16 defeat of Missouri in the Texas Bowl, Texas coach Tom Herman mocked Lock as his players started celebrations of their own. During a media session Wednesday at SEC media days, Lock was asked about the incident and still had some strong feelings about it.
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"If a head coach- does anyone know how old he is? I don't know -- a head coach at the University of Texas, which is one of the top five programs of all time, is mocking a dance I do after I throw a touchdown, I think I'm playing some pretty good quarterback right there at that time," Lock said.
Lock was 18-of-34 passing for 269 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the Tigers' loss.
The senior is considered one of the top returning quarterbacks in the SEC after he passed for 3,964 yards and 44 touchdowns last season. The latter number, of course, meant he secured the bag 44 times last season.
"It just so happened that, that last time was the one time that everyone blew up about it," Lock said. "It was to our sideline. Let that be noted. It was not toward Texas. I have never talked directly to the University of Texas at that game."
