Missouri defeats Abilene Christian in warmup for SEC play
Missouri defeats Abilene Christian in warmup for SEC play. The Tigers struggled to get wide receiver Luther Burden III more involved in the team's final tuneup before entering SEC. Burden returned a punt 22 yards and a wildcat quarterback. Dominic Lovett and Brady Cook connected on a 79-yard touchdown pass in first half. Lovettt posted career highs with seven catches for 132 yards. in second quarter. He also had 177 all-purpose yards in game. It was the first time Birden had touched the ball in a game since the 40-12 loss at Kansas State.
Abilene Christian suffered its first loss of the season. The Wildcats are expected to challenge Stephen F. Austin for the Western Athletic Conference crown. Missouri's offensive line committed six penalties for 55 yards.
