The focus for Missouri football is going to be largely on stopping the run, where Auburn senior Jarquez Hunter has exceled this season.
football's opponents throughout the 2024 season has been facing dual-threat quarterbacks, but on Saturday against Auburn, its toughest challenge will likely come from the running back position.
"Talk about a guy with really good contact balance, has great vision, short area quickness, can really get into a hole and burst through it," Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz said. "He is a very difficult tackle." Missouri's defense has done a solid job of stopping running backs through six games, although Texas A&M's Le'veon Moss gave it trouble with 138 yards on 12 carries and three touchdowns in Week 6. The run game wasn't the only reason why the Tigers fell to the Aggies that week, but it was undeniably a factor.
"He is a really good running back," Drinkwitz said. "We played some really good ones so far this year, but he's up there with the best."
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