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Auburn report card: Grading the Tigers' 21-17 road loss to Missouri

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October 19, 2024

Auburn report card: Grading the Tigers' 21-17 road loss to Missouri

Saturday felt like the same old story for Auburn.

The Tigers came close and had plenty of chances to salt the game away, but they didn’t. And with the door never closing, Missouri walked right through and claimed a 21-17 win.

Auburn dropped to 2-5 this season, 0-4 in the SEC.

There were mistakes in all three phases of the game as Auburn was once again second-best. Blame will likely be placed on the offense by many, but numerous mistakes across the board led to another meltdown.

Here‘s how we graded Auburn’s performance:

Offense

Grade: D-

This one was bad, really bad.

Auburn only mustered 286 yards of total offense in the game. Considering this was after a bye week, giving Auburn two weeks to prepare, the performance is even worse with context.

If you want to extract any positives from the loss, you can point out the fact that Auburn only turned the ball over once. Given the turnover issues in previous games, that’s an improvement, but it makes the 286 yards look even worse.

The best moment of the day was Payton Thorne’s 47-yard touchdown pass to Cam Coleman, but Thorne struggled in the later stages of the game.

Jarquez Hunter had his quietest game of the season too, being held to 57 yards and just three yards per carry.

There were a few small things that prevent the offense from earning an F, but there isn’t much else to salvage this performance.

Defense

Grade: B-

Auburn‘s defense was good, until it wasn’t.

It held Missouri to limited production for most of the game, but that success coincided with Missouri starting quarterback Brady Cook sidelined due to an ankle injury.

When Cook returned with under a minute left in the third quarter, he gave Auburn‘s defense fits with both his legs and chunk plays through the air. His third play back in the game was a 78-yard connection with Mookie Cooper, setting up Missouri’s first touchdown of the game on the next play.

He was most effective, though, on Missouri’s 17-play, 95-yard drive to take the lead in the final minute. He had runs of 14 and nine yards on that drive, showcasing an issue Auburn has dealt with all season.

“It was a hard thing. But we’re gonna get that addressed and talk about it in film (study),” Auburn linebacker Eugene Asante said of the scrambles after the game.

The disappointing part of that statement is that Auburn had chances to get the issue of quarterback runs fixed after the New Mexico game and after Arkansas and again after Oklahoma, but the issue persists.

Special Teams

Grade: D

It takes an especially bad performance to score a special teams touchdown and still get a D here.

Penalties in the kicking game continue to be an issue for Auburn, and they cost the Tigers field position at times. The bigger mistake, though, was Towns McGough’s missed 30-yard field goal.

It came when Auburn was up 17-6, and felt like the turning point in the game when Cook re-entered immediately following the missed kick.

McGough is now 5-for-10 on the season, continuing to struggle as Alex McPherson is still yet to play a game for Auburn this season.

“He’s in a kicker’s slump, I guess you would say,” Freeze said of McGough. “Alex is closer health-wise for some shorter ones. Probably have to look at that too.”

Coaching

Grade: D+

Auburn still can’t get over the hump, and that falls on coaching before anything else.

Offensively, the most questionable sequence came on the drive where McGough missed the field goal. Auburn had first-and-goal at the 10-yard line, but threw the ball three straight times.

For context, Auburn ran the ball on eight of its nine previous plays and was moving the ball efficiently doing so.

The first throw on the sequence was a nice end zone shot to Robert Lewis that went through his hands, but the next play was a sack that took away any realistic chance of Auburn getting into the end zone.

Defensively, the biggest question is how Auburn still struggles to contain running quarterbacks seven games into the season. Asante claimed that the team will address the issue this week, but one would think it would be addressed and fixed by now.

Overall

Grade: C-

Auburn looked good enough to win, but it didn’t. Does that sound familiar?

This time around, Auburn really never played well, but mistakes by Missouri gave it a lead and a sense of control.

Eventually, the visiting Tigers’ performance caught up with them, and they were handed a rather deserved loss. You can still make a strong argument, though, that Auburn should’ve won. That’s what good teams do.

Good teams take advantage of their opponents fumbling handoffs and muffing punts into the end zone and win the game.

At the moment, the mark of a good team is one Auburn is falling short of.

Peter Rauterkus covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on X at @peter_rauterkus or email him at prauterkus@al.com

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Missouri Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 winning numbers for Jan. 7, 2026

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9 hours ago

January 8, 2026

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The Missouri Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Jan. 7, 2026, results for each game:

Winning Powerball numbers from Jan. 7 drawing

15-28-57-58-63, Powerball: 23, Power Play: 2

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Winning Pick 3 numbers from Jan. 7 drawing

Midday: 7-2-8

Midday Wild: 2

Evening: 7-4-8

Evening Wild: 8

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Winning Pick 4 numbers from Jan. 7 drawing

Midday: 6-0-8-6

Midday Wild: 7

Evening: 7-8-2-6

Evening Wild: 6

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Winning Cash4Life numbers from Jan. 7 drawing

01-07-30-41-56, Cash Ball: 01

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Winning Cash Pop numbers from Jan. 7 drawing

Early Bird: 04

Morning: 08

Matinee: 13

Prime Time: 08

Night Owl: 10

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Winning Show Me Cash numbers from Jan. 7 drawing

03-05-09-10-36

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Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from Jan. 7 drawing

28-41-50-61-68, Powerball: 05

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To claim by mail, complete a Missouri Lottery winner claim form, sign your winning ticket, and include a copy of your government-issued photo ID along with a completed IRS Form W-9. Ensure your name, address, telephone number and signature are on the back of your ticket. Claims should be mailed to:

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P.O. Box 7777

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For additional instructions or to download the claim form, visit the Missouri Lottery prize claim page.

When are the Missouri Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
Pick 3: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
Pick 4: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
Cash4Life: 8 p.m. daily.
Cash Pop: 8 a.m. (Early Bird), 11 a.m. (Late Morning), 3 p.m. (Matinee), 7 p.m. (Prime Time) and 11 p.m. (Night Owl) daily.
Show Me Cash: 8:59 p.m. daily.
Lotto: 8:59 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.
Powerball Double Play: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

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Jaland Lowe, Jayden Quaintance to start for Kentucky vs Missouri, per report

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21 hours ago

January 7, 2026

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Jaland Lowe, Jayden Quaintance to start for Kentucky vs Missouri, per report

Kentucky basketball fans have seemed to have finally gotten their wish. After receiving a lot of pushback for not making a change to the starting lineup, more specifically not starting Jaland Lowe since returning from injury, Mark Pope is making a change. According to KSR’s Jack Pilgrim, both Lowe and Jayden Quaintance will start in Kentucky’s game against Missouri. Pilgrim reports the two will replace Collin Chandler and Malachi Moreno as starters against Missouri, which will make the lineup Jaland Lowe, Denzel Aberdeen, Otega Oweh, Mo Dioubate and Jayden Quaintance.

It’s a long-time coming for Kentucky fans, as since Jaland Lowe has been back from injury on Dec. 5, he hasn’t started a single game. Even in the games before he wasn’t included in Kentucky’s starting lineup. That’s seven games played with zero starts to show for it, with fans constantly wondering why Lowe has continued to come into the games following the first media timeout after Kentucky has already fallen behind. He’s not the only one being included in the lineup change, with Quaintance starting as well. Quaintance made his debut against St. John’s and has since been working to get acclimated after spending nine months returning from an injury. Now, he’s getting the start, too. We haven’t seen the two on the floor together since Kentucky’s second-half surge to beat St. John’s on Dec. 20.

The chatter around the starting lineup questions has mainly centered around Lowe, as he is clearly the engine of this team. When he’s not in, Kentucky sturggles to have any flow, or identity for that matter. Now, the Wildcats have the opportunity to start the game off fresh instead of it being like the last game where Kentucky fell behind 9-5 before Lowe came in. Mark Pope hinted on his radio show Monday that this development with Lowe was coming, saying “starting is in his future” while also noting that they’re continuing to ‘nurse’ him along. Before that, though, during Kentucky’s 10-day break between the Bellarmine and Alabama games, Pope discussed the reason why Jaland Lowe had not been starting:

“We’re trying to limit his contact and exposure so much in practice that, the thinking behind that is like, let’s protect the integrity of the group that we have getting most of the reps in practice to actually be able to go perform on the court, just to give some continuity.” At the time, Pope wasn’t sure if that was the right way to go about it, but it’s something he said they would continue to be thinking about moving forward. “That might not be the right answer. We’re going to kind of explore that as we go. It also gives you a chance to maybe extend his healthy window, which we’re hoping is going to be the entire season, by not being the headline guy at the beginning of a scout.”

Well, those comments from Pope combined with the pushback from fans has now led to Jaland Lowe finally making his first start as a Kentucky Wildcat. Mark Pope now has real chance for his team to build some momentum with two players on the floor together in Lowe and Quaintance who will hopefully be staying on the floor together and consistently moving forward. This development is going to be what Kentucky fans focus on most against Missouri.

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Missouri Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 winning numbers for Jan. 6, 2026

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January 7, 2026

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The Missouri Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Jan. 6, 2026, results for each game:

Winning Mega Millions numbers from Jan. 6 drawing

09-39-47-58-68, Mega Ball: 24

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Winning Pick 3 numbers from Jan. 6 drawing

Midday: 3-4-8

Midday Wild: 8

Evening: 8-5-7

Evening Wild: 4

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Winning Pick 4 numbers from Jan. 6 drawing

Midday: 2-0-4-4

Midday Wild: 8

Evening: 1-5-2-7

Evening Wild: 4

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Winning Cash4Life numbers from Jan. 6 drawing

23-24-32-57-58, Cash Ball: 02

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Winning Cash Pop numbers from Jan. 6 drawing

Early Bird: 05

Morning: 10

Matinee: 01

Prime Time: 06

Night Owl: 05

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Winning Show Me Cash numbers from Jan. 6 drawing

02-12-26-29-30

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P.O. Box 7777

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For additional instructions or to download the claim form, visit the Missouri Lottery prize claim page.

When are the Missouri Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
Pick 3: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
Pick 4: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
Cash4Life: 8 p.m. daily.
Cash Pop: 8 a.m. (Early Bird), 11 a.m. (Late Morning), 3 p.m. (Matinee), 7 p.m. (Prime Time) and 11 p.m. (Night Owl) daily.
Show Me Cash: 8:59 p.m. daily.
Lotto: 8:59 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.
Powerball Double Play: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

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