Missouri quarterback Brady Cook was ruled out for the rest of Saturday’s showdown against Alabama because of a hand injury.
Cook was hurt in the opening half and was in street clothes on the Missouri sideline for the second half.
Eliah Drinkwitz, coach of the No. 21 Tigers, told ESPN the QB had X-rays on the hand, the results of which weren’t immediately known.
It was the second straight game Cook left because of an injury. He hurt his ankle on the opening series last week against Auburn, returned late in the third quarter after an MRI and led Missouri to two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a come-from-behind 21-17 victory.
He started against the No. 15 Crimson Tide after being listed as a game-time decision because of the ankle injury but left the game late in the second quarter.
He was replaced by Drew Pyne, who took over with the final two series before halftime as well as the second half. Pyne’s first pass was intercepted by Malachi Moore, who returned it 31 yards to set up the game’s first touchdown and a 13-0 Alabama lead.
Cook finished with 194 yards passing in less than two quarters of play. He entered the Alabama game completing 63.1% of his passes for 1,545 yards and seven touchdowns with one interception.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.