Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze reacts to a call during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Missouri, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
No. 16 Missouri may have delivered the knockout blow to Auburn coach Hugh Freeze.
Beau Pribula scored on a 3-yard run in the second overtime, lifting Missouri to a 23-17 victory over reeling Auburn on Saturday night.
Ahmad Hardy ran for 58 yards and two scores for Missouri (6-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) as Missouri bounced back from a home loss to Alabama last week.
“We talked all week about how the game was played between the lines, not to let the exterior factors of the noise and the stadium affect us,” Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz said. “The guys did a great job, and I just thought there was a refu