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WATCH: Luther Burden Goes 78-Yards Untouched For TD vs. Abilene Christian

Missouri Tigers Freshman Luther Burden broke free for a score on his first touch of the game vs Abilene Christian

Matt Galatzan

WATCH: Luther Burden Goes 78-Yards Untouched For TD vs. Abilene Christian
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The Missouri Tigers were looking to start fast against the Abilene Christian Wildcats on Saturday in Columbia. 

And thanks to their freshman phenom Luther Burden III, they were able to do just that. 

On his first touch of the game, Burden returned a Wildcats punt 78 yards for a score, to give the Tigers an early 7-0 lead in Columbia. 

The touchdown came on Burden's first career punt return attempt, and was his third touchdown of the season thus far. 

Burden's first two touchdowns came in the team's season-opening win against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, in which he had one receiving score and one rushing score.

Burden, who was held in check against Kansas State with just two touches for nine total yards, was looking forward to an increased roll in Week 3 in front of his home crowd. 

"I'm looking forward to the next game," Burden said this week. "We all put that game past us. There's not many words you can say for the last game, so we're just looking forward."

So far they are off to a great start, with the Tigers start guiding his team to the early 14-3 lead.

Suffice it to say, increased touches for Burden could go a long way in improving the Tigers' offensive production as they look to move past the Kansas State loss going forward. 

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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

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