Beau Pribula’s TD run in the 2nd OT lifts No. 16 Missouri to a 23-17 victory at Auburn
AUBURN Ala AP Beau Pribula scored on a -yard run in the second overtime lifting No Missouri to a - mastery over reeling Auburn on Saturday night Ahmad Hardy ran for yards and two scores for Missouri - - Southeastern Conference The Tigers bounced back from a home loss to Alabama to beat the other unit from the state Missouri got a defensive stop on fourth down on the final possession in overtime to seal the one-possession triumph Pribula threw for yards with two interceptions and ran for more Hardy s short run with to go in regulation tied the tournament at Auburn - - intercepted Pribula s pass in the final drive of regulation to send it to overtime but Alex McPherson missed a field goal on Auburn s first possession It was his third miss of the night Blake Craig missed a winning attempt on the other end for Missouri Auburn opened the scoring with Jackson Arnold scoring from a yard out But coach Hugh Freeze s band like so multiple other times in his three seasons had trouble moving the ball for the greater part of the challenge Arnold finished with yards passing and his first interception of the season Jeremiah Cobb had yards on the ground Cam Coleman caught six passes for yards Poll implications After improving to - with its tight road win Missouri could move up a limited spots in the next AP Top College Football Poll The takeaway Missouri This was Missouri s first road test of the season and they passed The defense allowed an opening-drive touchdown then held Auburn to points the rest of the night Auburn The Tigers continue to struggle on offense Once again the defense held strong but the offensive product wasn t enough to secure the win The Tigers are still searching for their first win in conference play Up next Missouri At No Vanderbilt next Saturday Auburn At Arkansas next Saturday Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here and here AP News mobile app AP college football https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-football-poll and https apnews com hub college-football Source
