Live Blog for No. 22 Mizzou's Showdown with No. 3 Texas A&M

COLUMBIA, Mo. — It didn’t really matter how hard the No. 22 Missouri Tigers fought. No. 3 Texas A&M was just slightly better in every facet of the game, leading to a 38-17 win to drop the Tigers to 6-3 on the season.

The passing game was the biggest area of the struggle for Missouri, headed by freshman Matt Zollers. He went 7-for-22 for 77 yards, being very limited in what he could do. Zollers did face a decent amount of pressure, but the coverage of the Aggie secondary was the real hindrance.

Zollers showed some glimpses, including two deep shots to freshman Donovan Olugbode, but that was about all he managed.

On the flip side of that, sophomore Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed went for 221 yards and two touchdowns on 20-for-29 completions. He strung together a few impressive drives, though not all of them ended in points on the board.

Missouri was hanging with the Aggies through about 29 minutes of the first half. At the one-minute mark, Zollers was hit while throwing by linebacker Daymion Stanford, a ball that was picked up by Dalton Brooks. The Aggies turned that into seven points shortly after, thanks to an E.J. Smith touchdown, flipping the game on its side heading into halftime.

A touchdown early in the third quarter for the Aggies, thanks to a connection from Reed to wide receiver KC Concepcion, opened that lead up even more, giving Zollers and the Tigers plenty to overcome.

Though they wouldn’t get to that point, the Missouri rushing game managed to hold its own. The best for the Tigers was Jamal Roberts, who finished the game with 103 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Ahmad Hardy was also productive, going for 109 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries, including a late-game 45-yard score.

Missouri had a few momentum-builders late in the game, like a fumble from Aggie wide receiver Ashton Bethel-Roman and a 49-yard field goal from Oliver Robbins, but it wasn’t enough. A 57-yard rushing score from Aggie running back Rueben Owens II was the final nail in the coffin, putting them up by 21 points.

It also didn’t help that the Aggie rushing attack wore down Missouri by the end of the game, only making a bleeding wound worse.

Missouri will take the field next on Nov. 15 against Mississippi State for its final home game of the 2025-26 season.

SEE: Live Photo Gallery of No. 22 Mizzou Football vs No. 3 Texas A&M

Fourth Quarter

Missouri's rush defense has completely fallen apart and the Aggies just drove down the field late in the game without throwing the ball. That drive ended in a touchdown from Owens, putting the Aggies up 38-17.

Reed just broke open his longest run of the game, keeping it on an option call for 28 yards. Missouri's defense looks worn down and tired, especially when defending the run.

Hardy broke off a 45-yard run for a touchdown to get the score back to 14 points. This run put Hardy over 1,000 rushing yards on the season.

Owens likely just ended the game for the Aggies, busting off a 57-yard touchdown run on third-and-2. The Aggies continue to be menaces on third down and turned that one into a 21-point lead.

Texas A&M is 6-for-12 on third downs with 8:46 to play. Missouri is 5-for-14.

Missouri makes the game a two-possession game after a 49-yard field goal from Oliver Robbins.

Zollers just made his best throw of the game to Olugbode on third down. The Tigers are starting to drive down the field.

Third Quarter

A 16-yard pitch and catch from Reed to Craver keeps the Aggies moving after third down and ends the quarter. Craver is up to five receptions for 53 yards with a quarter to play.

Missouri's quick three-and-out leaves the Aggies in good field position as the quarter comes to an end.

The Tigers got another stop and forced a field goal. What should've been Missouri ball in good field possession results in the Tigers allowing three points, but it could've been worse. Texas A&M trails 24-7.

What looked like a Missouri stop on third down turns into a massive gain by Dalton Brooks on a fake punt. The Aggies are now knocking on the door for another potential touchdown.

Roberts is trying to put the Missouri offense on his back. He just gave the Tigers their first score of the game and is up to 90 yards in total.

DaMarion Fowlkes just gained 55 yards on a kick return, a moment that could spark some offensive momentum for the Tigers.

The Aggies are starting to pile it on with another score, this time from Reed to KC Concepcion. Great blocks and Concepcion's speed helped add seven more points to the Aggie lead, going up 21-0.

The first Missouri offensive drive of the half ended very quickly, with three running plays going a total of nine yards.

Second Quarter

Texas A&M extends its lead right before the end of the half, thanks to a 2-yard touchdown run from EJ Smith. That's a dagger for the Tigers, who were close to keeping the Aggies within a score heading into halftime.

Zollers just threw his first career interception after being hit by Daymion Sanford. The Aggies now have the ball on the Missouri 2-yard line.

Darris Smith records the first Missouri sack of the game, doing so on third-and-2 late in the quarter. That was arguably the biggest stop of the game so far for the Tigers.

Oliver Robbins had his first career field goal attempt come up short. The following play for Missouri resulted in a turnover on downs for the Tigers and Texas A&M will take over.

In his first three carries, all of which came in a row, Jamal Roberts busted off 29 yards for the Tigers.

Texas A&M just had its first penalty called on them of the game, coming in the form of a 10-yard holding against Mark Nabou.

Zollers can't follow up his big hit with anything else, nearly getting intercepted on a screen pass and fumbling on the following play. Texas A&M is getting the ball back.

First Quarter

Zollers ends the first quarter with a 34-yard bomb to Donovan Olugbode. Zollers had been hunting the matchup with Texas A&M cornerback Dezz Ricks throughout the first quarter and finally converted it.

The Aggies open the scoring, thanks to a three-yard catch from Reed to Ashton Bethel-Roman. Missouri cornerback Toriano Pride Jr. nearly got a hand on it, but the Aggies now take the lead late in the first quarter.

Missouri's offense is once again off the field. Zollers is 1-for-4 throwing the ball through two drives.

The Tiger defense once again got off the field after a Marcel Reed pass was batted down by Josiah Trotter. Zollers will have another chance to get the Tigers on the board.

Missouri is trying to set the tone early on offense, with the first play of their series being a 40-yard rush from Ahmad Hardy.

After two third-down conversions, the Missouri defense gets off the field for the first time of the game. The Tigers only allowed two rushing yards on three carries on the drive.

Texas A&M won the pregame coin toss and chose to receive, meaning the Tigers will start out on defense.

Pre game

There's some light rain picking up in the half hour before kickoff.

Missouri redshirt freshman wide receiver James Madison II was not dressed out for warm ups.

The game will kickoff at 2:45 p.m., per the clock in Faurot Field.

The Missouri Tigers have arrived at Faurot Field to take on Texas A&M.

#Mizzou returns to Faurot for the first time in nearly a month. pic.twitter.com/Us0DuMhKsH
— Missouri Tigers On SI (@MizzouSI) November 8, 2025

Injuries

Missouri

QB Beau Pribula — OUT (Ankle, TBD)
QB Sam Horn — OUT (Tibia, season)
K Blake Craig — OUT (ACL, season)
TE Brett Norfleet — OUT (Shoulder, TBD)

Texas A&M

LB Scooby Williams — OUT
S Bryce Anderson — OUT
RB Le' Veon Moss — OUT
S Rashad Johnson Jr. — OUT

Recruiting

The Tigers are set to host multiple football visitors on Saturday against Texas A&M, including:

2026 4-star WR Jabari Brady (Committed to Missouri)
2026 3-star C Brysen Wessell (Committed to Missouri)
2026 3-star QB Rocco Marruitt (Committed to James Madison)
2027 4-star S Lawrence Britt
2027 4-star IOL Kyler Kuhn
2027 4-star IOL Gus Corsair
2027 3-star LB Blake Betton
2027 3-star WR Aden Starling
2028 unranked DL Joshua Rogers

Five-star Missouri basketball commit Jason Crowe Jr. is also expected to be at Faurot Field on Saturday afternoon. He was at Mizzou Arena the Friday before to watch the Tigers play Southeast Missouri State.

#Mizzou WR commit Jabari Brady in attendance for today’s game pic.twitter.com/76HyRCFIfv
— Joey Van Zummeren (@JoeyVZ_) November 8, 2025

Officiating Crew

Referee: Jeff Heaser
Umpire: Michael Moten
Head Line: Chad Green
Center Judge: Joel Moenkhoff
Line Judge: Adam Loudin
Field Judge: John Wisnewski
Side Judge: Jesse Dupuy
Back Judge: Tom Fimmen
Replay Official: Ken Switzer
Communicator: Jamie Williams

NFL Scouts in attendance

- Green Bay Packers
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- New York Giants
- LA Chargers
- Atlanta Falcons

How to Watch: No. 19 Missouri Tigers vs. No. 3 Texas A&M

Who: No. 19 Missouri Tigers (6-2, 2-2 SEC) vs. No. 3 Texas A&M (8-0, 5-0)

What: Week 11 of the College Football season

Where: Faurot Field (621,621), Columbia, Missouri

When: Saturday, November 8, 2:30 p.m.

TV: ABC

Radio: Tiger Radio Network: (Play-by-play Mike Kelly, Analyst Howard Richards, Sideline Chris Gervino)

SiriusXM: Home 84, Away 191

Series: 19th meeting of two teams. Missouri is 7-11 in the series. In 2024, the Tigers fell 41-10 on the road to the Aggies.