Missouri Tigers Hang on, Gain Bowl Eligibility With Win Over Arkansas

The Missouri Tigers earned bowl eligibility with a win over the Arkansas Razorbacks on Friday.

Matt Galatzan | Nov 25, 2022

Missouri Tigers Hang on, Gain Bowl Eligibility With Win Over Arkansas /

The Missouri Tigers are now bowl eligible for the third consecutive year under Eliah Drinkwitz, taking down the Arkansas Razorbacks in Columbia 29-27 in the Battle Line Rivalry.

It wasn't pretty, and it wasn't perfect, but almost none of Missouri's now six wins have been in 2022.

Nonetheless, a win is a win, and the young and improving Tigers are now ending the regular season with momentum, and are going bowling.

And for yet another week, sophomore starting quarterback Brady Cook was the workhorse for Missouri, completing 16 of 26 passes for 242 yards and a touchdown, and rushing 18 times for 138 yards and another score.

Running back Cody Schrader also had a big day, rushing 18 times for 87 yards and a touchdown.

Dominic Lovett let the way of receiving for the Tigers, catching six passes for 130 yards, while freshman phenom Luther Burden III caught two balls for 30 yards and a touchdown.

And on the other side of the ball, it was yet another impressive performance from the enormously improved Missouri defense, which once again proved that the Tennessee blowout loss was an aberration.

For the game, the Tigers held the Razorbacks to just 204 yards of total offense, forced an interception, and sacked Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson seven times.

Following the win, the Tigers will now await their bowl fate, with many options including the Texas Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, Music City Bowl and Liberty Bowl, all still on the table.

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Published Nov 25, 2022

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of MizzouSportsTalk.com, AllAggies.com and LonghornsCountry.com, as well as the Editor-In-Chief of InsideTheBears.com, TheGroveReport.com, RamDigest.com, AllSeahawks.com, and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com