COLUMBIA, Mo. — Late in the Missouri football season coach Eli Drinkwitz resisted making a quarterback change and for weeks insisted that Connor Bazelak, though hobbled by a leg injury, gave the Tigers their best chance to win.
Brady Cook’s play Wednesday indicated otherwise.
If there was anything to take away from the Tigers’ last-second 24-22 loss to Army in the Armed Forces Bowl, Cook’s promising performance defied the assumption Mizzou’s backup options weren’t fit to run the offense against a quality opponent. Cook was steady at the controls all night, completing nearly 80% of his passes while accounting for both of MU’s touchdowns.