Texas A&M 41-10 Missouri (Oct. 5, 2024) Game Recap

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Le'Veon Moss rushed for a career-high 138 yards with three touchdowns and No. 25 Texas A&M handed ninth-ranked Missouri its first loss with a 41-10 win on Saturday.

It's the fifth straight win for Texas A&M (5-1, 3-0 SEC) and first-year coach Mike Elko, following a loss to Notre Dame in the season opener in his debut with the Aggies.

Texas A&M led 24-0 at halftime and extended the lead when Moss ran 75 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the third quarter. He burst through a hole in the line and evaded a tackle before outpacing everyone else and scoring his second goal of the day.

When he scored his third touchdown on an 18-yard run early in the fourth quarter to make it 41-7, the crowd of 97,049 erupted in chants of “Overrated, overrated.”

Brady Cook had 186 passing yards with a touchdown for Missouri (4-1, 1-1), which was playing its first road game of the season.

Conner Weigman threw for 276 yards in his return after missing three games with a throwing shoulder injury, and Amari Daniels added two rushing scores.

The tone was set early when the Tigers were stopped on fourth-and-2 on their first drive to give the Aggies the ball at their 40. Cook's pass to Theo Wease was canceled out on the play and a flag was thrown, but no penalty was conceded.

A 25-yard run by Daniels put Texas A&M up 1-0, and he scored on the next play to make it 7-0.

Texas A&M was leading 10-0 when Luther Burden III appeared to have scored on a 75-yard reception. But it was called back when the Tigers were flagged for an illegal receiver downfield.

Another 1-yard TD run by Daniels extended the lead to 17-0 early in the second quarter.

The Aggies put together an 11-play, 88-yard drive highlighted by a 40-yard reception by Jahdae Walker and capped by a 1-yard run by Moss to extend the lead to 24-0.

Missouri's only touchdown came on a 59-yard touchdown pass from Cook to Wease that cut the lead to 34-7 with about five minutes left in the third.

The snack bar

After needing two overtimes to beat Vanderbilt in their last game, the Tigers were exposed on both sides of the ball in this loss. They had no answer to Texas A&M's strong running game and failed to get anything going offensively until it was too late.

The Aggies seem to be getting better every week, and Weigman's return only made their already potent offense even more dangerous.

Impact on the survey

The Tigers are certain to plummet in the poll and could even drop out of the poll altogether after such a lopsided defeat. Texas A&M should move up a few spots after the decisive win.

Next

Missouri: The Tigers visit UMass next Saturday.

Texas A&M: The Aggies visit Mississippi State next Saturday.

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