Missouri didn’t just follow up its Florida win. It doubled down on it.
A week after knocking off the Gators, the Tigers came out Saturday and put together a far cleaner, far sturdier performance against Texas A&M, rolling to a 27-6 win at Faurot Field. For a team trying to prove the Florida result wasn’t a one-off, this was the kind of answer that leaves no room for doubt.
The biggest statement came on defense. Missouri smothered Marcel Reed and the Aggies from the start, forcing Texas A&M into a long afternoon that never really changed shape.
The visitors opened with a 53-yard field goal in the first quarter, and that was it for a long stretch. They did not score again until they were already down by three touchdowns in the final 10 minutes.
By halftime, the numbers told the story. MU had limited A&M to 74 yards and two first downs through the opening 45 minutes. Corey Batoon’s unit kept winning on key downs, and the Aggies finished just 5-for-17 on third down.
One early sequence summed up the day for Texas A&M. After Austin Simmons threw his first interception of the season and gave the Aggies the ball at the Mizzou 14-yard line, the Tigers still walked away without allowing points. On 3rd-and-2, Trajen Greco tipped a pass intended for Ashton Bethel-Roman in the end zone, and Elijah Dotson came down with the ball.
Missouri’s offense was not as explosive as it had been in the 45-point outing against Florida, but it didn’t need to be. Simmons went 14 of 28 for 147 yards with one touchdown and one interception, and he had trouble finding rhythm with most of his receivers. Still, he connected with Cayden Lee at the right moments.
Lee was Missouri’s top target, finishing with seven catches for 94 yards and a touchdown. His 32-yard score put the Tigers ahead 7-3 and gave the offense enough breathing room to keep control.
From there, Chip Lindsey’s group leaned on the run and let the game come to it. Missouri’s offensive line started creating real space in the second half, and Jamal Roberts took full advantage. He carried 34 times for 222 yards and scored from two yards out on the final play of the third quarter to make it 20-3.
Blake Craig added field goals from 50 and 51 yards, steadily stretching the margin in the middle quarters. Texas A&M managed a little late movement, but the Tigers answered with another stop and only gave up a field goal to David Olano.
Roberts then finished it off in emphatic fashion, breaking free for a 66-yard touchdown run with under three minutes left. It pushed Missouri’s lead to 21 and put the final stamp on a game the Tigers controlled from start to finish.
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