Just in general, Cook‘s presence brought more stability and control to Missouri’s offense. On his third play back in the game, he completed a 78-yard pass to Mookie Cooper. Auburn helped Missouri on that play with a couple missed tackles, but it was a throw that backup quarterback Drew Pyne didn’t seem to have the trust and confidence to make.

Auburn football finds end zone, takes lead on Missouri in second half The special teams play was the start of some nice momentum for Auburn, as Missouri answered with a field goal before quarterback Payton Thorne found Cam Coleman for a 47-yard touchdown to take a 17-6 lead.

Cook sustained an ankle injury on the opening series and ultimately went to the locker room in the first quarter. After a trip to the hospital for an MRI, Cook came back in and willed the Tigers to the 21-17 victory over Auburn, trailing 17-6 at the time of his return.