by COLLEGE STATION – Knowing the stakes were high for a top-ranked matchup against a visiting Missouri Tigers squad, the Texas A&M Aggies settled in and got to work right away.
Conner Weigman got the start after missing three straight games, and while the biggest question immediately became how well he could perform without much action aside from Notre Dame and a half of McNeese State, he shut it down.
At halftime, Weigman is 15-19 for 193 yards in the air and 37 on the ground – quite a few of which were first-down scrambles to extend the Aggies’ drives – while the duo of Le’Veon Moss and Amari Daniels are ahead taken into account the points.
On defense, the Aggies have allowed just 79 total yards and forced Missouri into four punts and a turnover on downs in what has quickly become a lopsided affair, down to a punt that took every Aggie leap en route to go outside. boundaries within the 1-yard line.
The key for Texas A&M will be to stay ready on defense in the second half to prevent the visitors from mounting a comeback, and to keep the momentum going on offense.
Momentum that so far has been driven entirely by the crowd taking Missouri’s challenge personally.
“At some point it can only get so loud,” Tigers quarterback Brady Cook said before the game. “In my opinion, the sound is actually louder during training.”
Cook is 4-11 for 63 yards and the Tigers recorded a delay of game penalty due to crowd noise. Here are the running stats for Texas A&M vs. Missouri:
Score: Texas A&M 24, Missouri 0
First downs: Texas A&M 14, Missouri 4
Passing yards: Texas A&M 193, Missouri 63
Rushing yards: Texas A&M 112 (3 TD), Missouri 16
Total violation: Texas A&M 305, Missouri 79
Turnover: N/A
Leading Passers:
Brady Cook, Missouri (4-11, 63 YDS)
Conner Weigman, Texas A&M (15-19, 193 YDS)
Leading Rushers:
Marcus Carroll, Missouri (2 ATT, 13 YDS)
Amari Daniels, Texas A&M (7 ATT, 37 YDS)
Leading recipients:
Luther Burden III, Missouri (3 REC, 46 YDS)
Noah Thomas, Texas A&M (3 REC, 65 YDS)
