Missouri Offense Struggles, Burden Returns vs. Abilene Christian in First Half

The Missouri offense is off to a slow start against Abilene Christian in Week 3.

Matt Galatzan | Sep 17, 2022

Missouri Offense Struggles, Burden Returns vs. Abilene Christian in First Half /

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Coming off of an embarrassing loss to the Kansas State Wildcats in Week 2, the Missouri Tigers came into their Week 3 matchup against Abilene Christian looking to cleanse their pallet at their home stadium in Columbia.

Unfortunately for the Tigers, that was not the case through the first 30 minutes, with the offense struggling to put points on the board and allowing the Wildcats to stay within striking distance heading into the locker room.

One of the biggest blows for the Tigers came in the first quarter when star freshman wideout Luther Burden III was forced to exit the game with a lower-body injury, and was unable to return.

Burden had gotten the Tigers off to a hot start with a 78-yard punt return touchdown for a score before his injury.

After he exited the game, the Tigers managed just 10 points on the offensive end.

Luckily for the Tigers, Burden was able to return to the game late in the second quarter, catching an 18-yard pass from Brady Cook with 13 seconds to go in the half.

The efficiency of Brady Cook has been a major reason for what little success Missouri has managed on the offensive end, completing 9 of 13 passes for 163 yards and a 79 yard touchdown to Dominic Lovett.

On the defensive end, the Tigers have held court, keeping the Wildcats in check with just 164 yards of total offense in the first half.

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Published Sep 17, 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