3 days Ago By Field Level Media
Brady Cook threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns as No. 19 Missouri rallied past Iowa 27-24 Monday afternoon in the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tenn. The Tigers (10-3) erased a 24-14 third-quarter deficit.
Blake Craig completed the comeback with decisive field goals of 51 and 56 yards in the fourth. That gave Missouri a double-digit victory total in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2013-14. Marquis Johnson caught seven passes for 122 yards and a touchdown for the Tigers.
Theo Wease Jr. caught five passes for 75 yards and a touchdown in the first half before exiting the game with an upper-body injury. Cook, who completed 18 of 32 passes, was Missouri's leading rusher with 54 yards as the Hawkeyes (8-5) contained the Tigers' running backs.
Kamari Moulton rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown for Iowa and Jaziun Patterson added 74 yards on the ground. Brendan Sullivan completed 14 of 18 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown. Iowa took a 7-0 lead on its first possession.
Sullivan capped the 70-yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown flip to Terrell Washington Jr. The Tigers responded with an 85-yard drive and Cook's 8-yard scoring pass to Wease. Kaden Wetjen answered with a 100-yard touchdown kickoff return touchdown to put the Hawkeyes up 14-7.
Missouri tied the game with a 75-yard drive that culminated with Cook's 7-yard TD pass to Johnson. Moulton's 38-yard run set up his 1-yard touchdown dive with 49 seconds left in the first half. That put Iowa up 21-14 at halftime.
The Hawkeyes increased their lead to 24-14 with Drew Stevens' 38-yard field goal with 5:19 left in the third quarter. Cook's 44-yard pass to Johnson set up Joshua Manning's 4-yard touchdown run as Missouri cut its deficit to 24-21. After Toriano Pride intercepted Sullivan, Craig's 51-yard field goal tied the game.
Craig's 56-yard kick with 4:36 left put Missouri ahead. Iowa's final possession ended with 1:03 left to play when Missouri stopped Sullivan on its 46-yard line on a fourth-and-inches run. --Field Level Media.
