COLUMBIA, MO. • For most of Saturday’s Southeastern Conference East Division showdown, Missouri traded blows with the nation’s No. 2 team, but two early breakdowns were too much for the Tigers to overcome.
The Tigers’ effort in Saturday’s 43-29 loss might have been good enough to hold off Wyoming, Purdue or other mortal opponents from the SEC East, but not the black and red machine from Athens, Ga.
Georgia (4-0, 2-0 SEC) scored touchdowns on defense and special teams before its usually prolific offense visited the end zone, then survived MU’s best jabs in the second half.