Brady Cook reveals Riley Leonard offered advice on how to attack Texas A&M
By Paul Harvey
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Brady Cook is willing to find help wherever you can get it, including relationships he has with other quarterbacks around the country.
Recently, Cook appeared on “The Paul Finebaum Show” to discuss all the action in Week 1 and what he saw from the rest of the college football world. Cook admitted he watched Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame in primetime and was quick to chat with star quarterback Riley Leonard after he led the Fighting Irish to a win.
“That was a battle,” said Cook about A&M vs. Notre Dame. “One thing I noticed is Texas A&M’s 3rd down and pressure packages look really, really good. I think that’s something me and Riley Leonard talked about on Sunday after the game. He was giving me a couple tips on what to expect.”
Finebaum was quick to pick up on that comment and asked for Cook to elaborate. Mizzou’s star QB explained the 2 met while at the Manning Passing Academy a few years back and have maintained contact ever since.
Cook said he messaged Leonard to see if the QB made it through the game healthy, and the topic of A&M’s defense came up. Leonard offered his own insight to Cook with the Tigers set to face the Aggies later in the season.
“I was like yeah that 3rd-down package, I could see they were bringing some different pressures, different fronts, different coverages,” said Cook. “He was like yeah, you might want to stay in 10 personnel, 3 by detached and roll from there. Stay out of empty.”
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Mizzou opened the season with a big-time shutout of Murray State on Thursday night, allowing Cook and the Tigers to check out the rest of college football on Saturday. As for Mike Elko and the Aggies, Mizzou will head to College Station on Oct. 5 for a matchup in Kyle Field where Cook will try and put his newfound knowledge to the test.
Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.
