No. 6 Missouri comes back from early deficit to beat No. 24 Boston College 27-21

By Audrey Schroeder / September 14, 2024 / Sports / 1 minute of reading

COLUMBIA, MO - SEPTEMBER 14: Missouri Tigers wide receivers Luther Burden III (3) and Theo Wease Jr. (1) after Burden's touchdown in the second quarter of a college football game between the Boston College Eagles and Missouri Tigers on September 14, 2024 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, MO. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) — No. 6 Missouri remained undefeated with a 27-21 win over No. 24 Boston College. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

No. 6 Missouri came back from a 14-3 first-half deficit to move to 3-0 with a 27-21 win over Boston College.

The Tigers scored 14 points on three possessions in the final five minutes of the second quarter to take a 17-14 halftime lead. Mizzou then needed to hang on late in the fourth quarter after Boston College pulled within six points on a 38-yard TD pass from Thomas Castellanos to Kamari Morales with 3:45 to go.

Missouri didn’t give Boston College the chance to get the ball back. Brady Cook converted a short third down on a read option with less than two minutes to go to seal the game.

Cook finished the game 21-of-30 passing for 264 yards and a TD. He also rushed for a TD in the third quarter that pushed Missouri’s lead to 24-14. RB Nate Noel had 22 carries for 121 yards and WR Luther Burden III had six catches for 117 yards.

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