Luther Burden Leads Mizzou To First-Half Lead vs. Vanderbilt

Star Mizzou freshman Luther Burden III has led the Tigers to a first half lead over Vanderbilt

Matt Galatzan | Oct 22, 2022

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The Missouri Tigers entered their Saturday matchup against the Vanderbilt Commodores, looking for their first SEC win of the season.

And after one half of play, they look to be well our their way to doing so, with the Tigers leading the Commodores 17-0 heading into the locker room.

Without a doubt, the biggest standout of the day thus far for the Tigers has been star freshman, Luther Burden, who is responsible for both Mizzou touchdowns.

The first Burden touchdown came from quarterback Brady Cook on a 35-yard reception - the longest of Burden's young career.

The second came on a 10-yard run, to put the Tigers up by two scores, giving Burden the second two-score game of his career, as well as the second with a rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown.

For the half, Burn has five total touches for 76 yards and the two scores.

Quarterback Brady Cook has also been impressive, completing 14 of 19 passes for 195 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

On the defensive side, the Tigers have also continued their impressive streak, holding the Commodores off of the scoreboard, and limiting them to 120 total yards, including just 25 on the ground.

They also forced the first interception of the season for Vanderbilt quarterback, AJ Swann.

The Tigers will hope to continue their first-half dominance in the final 30 minutes, and notch their first SEC win.

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Published Oct 22, 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