COLUMBIA, Mo. (News First) – Brady Cook passed for a touchdown and ran for another, helping 6th-ranked Missouri down 24th-ranked Boston College 27-21 on Saturday. Nate Noel rushed for 121 yards for the Tigers who trailed 14-3 early in the second quarter but by the half, it was 17-14 Mizzou. Tiger Blake Craig kicked four field goals. Cook was 21 for 30 for 264 yards passing. He found Luther Burden III for a 19-yard touchdown with 3:04 left in the first half, and Noel tied it at 14 when he carried in the 2-point conversion.
Cook’s 6-yard TD run lifted Missouri to a 24-14 lead in the third quarter and Craig booted a 31-yarder with 5:58 to go in the game. The Eagles scored a late touchdown but it was too little too late. The 3-0 Missouri Tigers play their first SEC Conference game of the season next Saturday in Columbia. Mizzou will play the 2-1 Vanderbilt Commodores who lost on Saturday to Georgia State 36-32. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:15 next Saturday afternoon.
