Saturday’s faculty soccer slate solely featured one matchup of two groups ranked within the AP Prime 25. The ninth-ranked Missouri Tigers traveled to Kyle Discipline to tackle the No. 25 Texas A&M Aggies.
Whereas Missouri entered the sport because the favorites, the Aggies finally cruised to a 41-10 win. Texas A&M working again Le’Veon Moss was requested if he thought the Aggies shocked their top-10 ranked opponent.
“Most undoubtedly,” he stated earlier than he laughed. “They thought they was coming to get a chunk of cake — simple.” Moss ran for a career-high 138 yards and scored three touchdowns in the course of the recreation.
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Head coach Eliah Drinkwitz of the Missouri Tigers reacts within the first quarter towards the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Discipline on October 05, 2024 in Faculty Station, Texas. (Tim Warner/Getty Pictures)
Texas A&M has now received 5 video games in a row. The Aggies dropped their season opener to Notre Dame.
“We’re in a progress mindset… we try to develop each single day,” first-year Texas A&M coach Mike Elko stated. “We didn’t flinch once we didn’t get the job performed towards Notre Dame.”
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Texas A&M was up 24-0 at halftime and padded the lead when Moss ran 75 yards for a landing on the primary play of the third quarter. He burst by a gap within the line and evaded one deal with earlier than merely outrunning everybody for his second rating of the day.
“We simply wished to return out and proceed to place our foot on their neck,” Moss stated. “That’s it.”
Texas A&M defensive lineman Shemar Turner, left, and defensive lineman Nic Scourton react after a deal with in the course of the first half of an NCAA faculty soccer recreation towards Arkansas, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Picture/Julio Cortez)
Brady Cook dinner had 186 yards passing with a landing for Missouri, which was enjoying its first highway recreation of the season. Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz used his opening assertion within the postgame press convention to take duty for the group’s efficiency and issued an apology to the fanbase.
“Only a actually poor efficiency by my soccer group, and it begins with me and I apologize to our followers. It is my duty for us to be higher. The beginning on the first half… not having the ability to convert third downs, not having the ability to cease them on third down… finally (was) the distinction within the recreation.”
“We weren’t aggressive and that’s not Mizzou soccer,” Drinkwitz added.
Aggies quarterback Conner Weigman threw for 276 yards in his return after lacking three video games with an damage to his throwing shoulder and Amari Daniels added two speeding scores.
Oct 5, 2024; Faculty Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies working again Le’Veon Moss (8) celebrates with offensive lineman Chase Bisontis (71) after scoring a landing within the second quarter towards the Missouri Tigers at Kyle Discipline. (Maria Lysaker-Imagn Pictures.)
Texas A&M led 10-0 when Luther Burden III regarded to have scored on a 75-yard reception. However it was known as again when the Tigers had been flagged for having an unlawful receiver downfield.
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Missouri’s solely landing got here on a 59-yard landing move from Cook dinner to Wease that reduce the result in 34-7 with about 5 minutes left within the third.
Texas A&M will likely be on a bye week subsequent Saturday, earlier than returning to motion towards Mississippi State on Oct. 19. Missouri will look to rebound subsequent week after they host Massachusetts..
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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