COLUMBIA, Mo. — After his teammates waved goodbye to Missouri’s student section, Reuben Owens climbed onto the bench for a better look at the mass exodus pouring out of Faurot Field.
He spotted a chirping, mic’d-up Mizzou student and pointed toward the nearest exit.
“Go home!” Owens barked twice before hopping back down.
“Bro,” the student shot back, “I want to watch you play!”
Too late, buddy. Owens’ day was already done.
No. 3 Texas A&M (9-0, 6-0 SEC) had just slammed the door on No. 22 Mizzou (6-3, 2-3) with Owens’ second touchdown run late in the game. The 38-17 score may look routine on paper, but the moment was anything but for an A&M program that has cratered in November over the years, leading to easy fodder for rivals to chew and spit back in their face.
Saturday marked A&M’s first SEC road win in November since 2020, snapping a seven-game skid. It was also their third straight road victory in league play this season and their second consecutive blowout of a ranked opponent.
One win doesn’t define a season, but a 9-0 start — the program’s first since the storybook 1992 run — carries weight. It quiets the noise. It shifts the conversation. It forces people to stop invoking November ghosts.
“Is this our weekly ‘last year’ question?” Elko deadpanned Saturday. “I don’t know about the past. I know that’s four road games this team has gone on the road and won. We’re 4-0 this year on the road. We’ve only got one left, so we’ll finish this year with a winning record, if my math is right. I’m just proud of how these guys went out and did that.”
Texas A&M missed on the 1992 national championship by a whisker.
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