Brady Cook is leaving Mizzou with another bowl game victory. The longtime Tigers quarterback made the most of his last game in black and gold, throwing for 287 yards with two touchdowns and leading Mizzou’s 27-24 win over Iowa in the Music City Bowl.

It starts with Henry David Thoreau. It ends with a Missouri football team that won its 10th game this year. Here’s why Eli Drinkwitz called MU “finishers.”

It marked Missouri’s 14th come-from-behind victory in the last two seasons and the ninth that took place in the second half.

Coach Eli Drinkwitz’s Mizzou Tigers have one more football game to play this season ... and it’s poised to be a fun one.

Brady Cook threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns as No. 19 Missouri rallied past Iowa 27-24 on Monday afternoon in the Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tenn. The Tigers (10-3) erased a 24-14 third-quarter deficit. Blake Craig completed the comeback with decisive field goals of 51 and 56 yards in the fourth.

Missouri goes for its 10th win of the season against an Iowa team that is shorthanded at quarterback and down its star running back.

Iowa Hawkeyes football made a trip down to Nashville Monday for their second ever appearance in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl to face Missouri. The last time the Tigers and Hawkeyes battled it out was in the 2010 insight bowl where Iowa took the victory 27-24.

The Missouri Tigers and the Iowa Hawkeyes meet for the Music City Bowl on December 30, 2024. Missouri and Iowa play at 2:30 p.m. ET. Gannett may earn revenue from sports betting operators for audience referrals to betting services.

The TransPerfect Music City Bowl takes place between Missouri and Iowa on Monday at Nissan Stadium. The No. 20 Tigers (9-3) are looking for a second straight 10-win season and can lock up a top-20 finish with a win.