COLLEGE STATION, Texas — No. 25 Texas A&M recorded its biggest win over a top-10 team in program history Saturday with a 41-10 blowout of No. 9 Missouri and appreciated the assist by Tigers quarterback Brady Cook .
Before heading to Texas, Cook was asked about how Missouri prepared to play in front of the crowd at Kyle Field. “The noise at practice is actually louder,” he said, attributing it to the speakers used to simulate the playing environment.
Aggies coach Mike Elko didn’t seem to mind the comments making their way to the 97,049 Texas A&M fans in attendance.
“The 12th Man certainly heard some of the statements made about how easy it was to play in Kyle Field, and that was good,” Elko said with a smile after the Aggies improved to 5-1 and 3-0 in the SEC.
Cook finished 13-of-31 for 186 yards with a touchdown and was pressured on 13 of 37 dropbacks despite the Aggies only blitzing him seven times, according to ESPN Research.
Texas A&M defensive end Nic Scourton , who had 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss, said the comments provided motivation to the team.