COLUMBIA, Mo. — Brett Norfleet transformed over the course of his freshman season.
The 6-foot-7 tight end out of Francis Howell High had already physically transformed, but his debut campaign at Missouri required another evolution.
It went a little something like this: In the first game of the regular season, Norfleet ran just two routes. He caught his first collegiate pass in the second game. He started for the first time in Week 7 and, in the regular season finale, was doing the statistically improbable.
Norfleet, in that 48-14 blowout win over Arkansas, scored two touchdowns in six seconds of game time.