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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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Thousands show up to protest current administration at ‘No Kings’ rally in Kansas City, Missouri
KSHB 41 reporter Lily O’Shea Becker covers Franklin and Douglas counties in Kansas. Share your story idea with Lily.
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Thousands showed up to Mill Creek Park on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri, in a wave of protests across the country criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration.
Thousands show up to protest current administration at KCMO ‘No Kings’ rally
Multiple protesters told KSHB 41 News they participated in the protest because they feel like it is the only way their voices can be heard.
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“Congress is not working for us,” said Sharon, a protester at Mill Creek Park. “I have called my Congress people numerous times.”
It was the third wave of ‘No Kings’ protests across the country since June 2025.
“I’ve been here for each of the ‘No Kings,’ and I’ll admit that I’m frustrated that I have to be back here again,” protester Carter Taylor said.
Taylor is a teacher for Kansas City Public Schools with AFT Local 691, and she said she showed up to represent her students.
“I hope that everyone here doesn’t just stay here today — that they donate to food banks, that they check in on their public schools,” Taylor said.
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Protesters held signs critiquing the current administration’s stances on tariffs, ongoing wars and immigration enforcement, among other things.
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“It means that people care,” protester Lonnie Beattle said. “People care about what’s going on in this country, and people are not happy with what’s going on in the country.”
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Boone Health files lawsuit against Missouri Heart Center, alleging contract breaches, data misuse
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Boone Health is suing a Columbia-based cardiology group, alleging breaches of contract, misuse of confidential information and plans to engage in unlawful competition.
The lawsuit, filed in Boone County Circuit Court, targets Missouri Cardiovascular Specialists LLP, also known as the Missouri Heart Center or MO Heart, which has provided cardiology services to Boone Health for more than a decade. According to court documents, a renewed agreement was signed in 2021 covering professional services and management of Boone Health’s cardiology operations.
Boone Health alleges it paid the cardiology group millions of dollars under those agreements for staffing, administrative oversight and revenue cycle management, which included access to sensitive financial and patient-related data. In return, MO Heart and its physicians agreed to noncompete and confidentiality provisions designed to protect Boone Health’s business interests.
The health system claims MO Heart violated those agreements by preparing to launch a competing cardiology practice in the Columbia area, potentially as soon as the contracts expire on May 6, 2026. The lawsuit alleges the new venture would fall within a restricted geographic area and time frame outlined in the noncompete clause, which Boone Health argues is enforceable under Missouri law.
Boone Health also accuses MO Heart of disclosing or misusing confidential information, including billing rates, reimbursement data and strategic business details during its transition to new partnerships with outside organizations. Boone Health alleges in the lawsuit those actions could cause “severe and irreparable injury.”
In addition, Boone Health claims MO Heart obstructed access to critical systems and data. The lawsuit alleges the cardiology group cut off Boone Health’s access to a key billing and patient information platform and stopped sharing necessary data, raising concerns about continuity of patient care.
Boone Health alleged that MO Heart indicated that it intends to operate independently and has taken the position that the noncompete provisions are unenforceable, according to the filing.
Boone Health is asking a judge to rule the noncompete agreements that MO Heart signed are valid, as well as having MO Heart return or destroy confidential information, and delay starting a competing practice until May 2027.
A jury trial has been requested.
A spokesperson for Boone Health told ABC 17 News that it would provide additional details early next week.
Dr. James T. Elliott of MO Heart disagreed with allegations in the lawsuit through a written statement.
“For months, we have tried to meet with leadership team at Boone Health to work constructively towards a new, collaborative arrangement that would preserve access to and expand high‑quality care for our patients and for the entire community. Unfortunately, Boone refused to engage with us in any meaningful way. Instead, we have been met with a series of escalating legal threats, culminating in today’s filing,” the statement reads.
“Earlier today Boone Health filed a lawsuit against Missouri Heart Center. We disagree with the lawsuit’s allegations and believe those claims are both legally and factually incorrect. This litigation does not change our commitment to caring for patients.”
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