TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Cruel was the déjà vu that dogged Missouri in defeat.
Starting quarterback Brady Cook jogged to the No. 21 Tigers’ locker room in the first half of Saturday’s loss to No. 15 Alabama. It was a parallel to his exit from last week’s comeback win over Auburn.
Cook, of course, returned to the previous game to spearhead the rally. But against the Crimson Tide (6-2, 3-2 Southeastern Conference), that wasn’t in the cards. Cook — who started despite the ankle sprain he suffered a week ago — was ruled out with an upper body injury at halftime, and Mizzou (6-2, 2-2 SEC) stumbled to a 34-0 defeat.