Missouri quarterback Brady Cook will return for the 2024 season, he officially announced after leading his team to a Cotton Bowl victory over Ohio State on Friday.
He said he had one year of eligibility remaining and then confirmed his intentions once head coach Eliah Drinkwitz asked if he would use it.
Cook helped lead Missouri to one of the best seasons in program history this past year, with Friday’s victory capping off the fourth 11-win season in Tigers history. He threw for 3,317 yards, rushed for 319 more, and scored 29 total touchdowns while only tossing six interceptions. He was named the offensive MVP of the Cotton Bowl, and Missouri will assuredly end the year in the top 10 of the College Football Playoff rankings for the first time since the rankings’ inception in 2014.
Cook was also the Tigers’ starter in 2022. Across his four years in Columbia so far, he’s thrown for 6,473 yards (the seventh-most in program history) with 38 passing touchdowns (the eighth-most) and 13 interceptions. He has 986 career rushing yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground.
Brady Cook: “I got one more year left.”
Drinkwitz: “So you’re coming back?”
Cook: “I am coming back.”
— Sam McDowell (@SamMcDowell11) December 30, 2023
Cook’s last season in Columbia will be his hardest yet, with Texas and Oklahoma joining the SEC added to elevated expectations as the Tigers hope to continue their renaissance.