Overview
- Marcel Reed threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns, including a 48-yard screen to KC Concepcion early in the third quarter that pushed the lead to 21-0.
- Texas A&M’s defense hounded freshman starter Matt Zollers, whose late-first-half strip by Daymion Sanford was returned by Dalton Brooks to set up E.J. Smith’s short TD.
- Dalton Brooks also took a direct snap on a fake punt for 48 yards, setting up a field goal that reestablished a three-possession cushion.
- Rueben Owens II rushed for 102 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Aggies closed out their best start since 1992.
- Missouri’s ground game topped 200 yards, but Zollers went 7-for-22 for 77 yards in a sputtering debut, effectively ending the Tigers’ CFP hopes while A&M eyes a possible SEC title-game clinch next week depending on other results.