Punt return TD sparks Mizzou
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri Tigers made it a clear priority to get wide receiver Luther Burden III more involved in the team’s final tuneup before entering SEC play, and the move paid immediate dividends in Saturday’s 34-17 victory over Abilene Christian.
After the Tigers’ defense forced a three-and-out on the Wildcats’ opening drive of the game, Burden received the ensuing punt on a bounce along the left sideline at his own 22-yard line, then followed his blockers across the field before racing down the right stripe for a 78-yard score.
“That’s huge when you open up the game with that,” quarterback Brady Cook said. “It just gives us a layer of confidence going out for that first drive, so it was huge.”
INCARNATE WORD 31 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 14
Lindsey Scott Jr. threw three touchdown passes, all in the first half, and visiting Incarnate Word beat Prairie View A&M for its third straight win.
Scott finished 31 for 43 for 233 yards and Isaiah Robinson rushed for 90 yards on 13 carries, including a 4-yard score that helped the Cardinals (3-0) put the game out of reach in the third quarter.
BOWLING GREEN 34 MARSHALL 31 (OT)
Matt McDonald found Ta’ron Keith from 2 yards out in overtime to lift Bowling Green to a win over Marshall.
The Thundering Herd (2-1) came into the game looking to build momentum after shocking Notre Dame, 28-21, to break into the Top 25 for the first time in two seasons.
TARLETON 41
EASTERN NEW MEXICO 6
Beau Allen threw a pair of touchdown passes and added a 6-yard TD run as Tarleton (2-1) bounced back from last week’s blowout loss to TCU with a home win against Eastern New Mexico.
Allen completed 21 of 37 passes for 312 yards.
SAM HOUSTON 27
TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 17
Zach Hrbacek rushed for 131 yards on 19 attempts, including a 7-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter as Sam Houston picked up its first win of the season.
Texas A&M Commerce (1-2) struggled to move the ball on the ground, amassing just 54 yards on 32 carries as the Bearkats held the Lions to just 223 total yards.
TEXAS SOUTHERN 24 SOUTHERN 0
Andrew Body threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half as Texas Southern cruised to a victory at Globe Life Park in Arlington.
Body’s 9-yard touchdown pass to AJ Bennett capped a 10-play, 65-yard game-opening
drive for Texas Southern (1-2, 1-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). LaDarius Owens added a 1-yard TD run late in the first quarter.
UNLV 58, NORTH TEXAS 27
Doug Brumfield accounted for four touchdowns, Aidan Robbins rushed for 227 yards and three scores and UNLV defeated visiting North Texas.
Brumfield was 21-of-27 passing for 211 yards and two scores and he rushed for 100 yards including two more scores for UNLV (2-1).
MARYLAND 34, SMU 27
Taulia Tagovailoa led a pair of fourth-quarter scoring drives, and Maryland rallied to beat SMU at home.
Tanner Mordecai threw for 369 yards and three touchdown passes for the Mustangs (2-1). But the senior quarterback lost a fumble and threw two interceptions.
NEW MEXICO 27, UTEP 10
Garvin Hardison threw three interceptions as UTEP (1-3) turned the ball over seven times in a road loss to New Mexico.
The Lobos (2-1) tallied just 299 total yards of offense, but but the defense did more than enough for a win.