Missouri's Sam Horn suffers heartbreaking injury on first snap in the midst of quarterback battle

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Missouri quarterback Sam Horn went down with a devastating injury on his first snap of Thursday night’s game against Central Arkansas, remaining sidelined for the entirety of the Tigers’ 61-6 victory. 

His injury comes amid an ongoing battle for the starting quarterback position with Penn State transfer Beau Pribula.  

Missouri Tigers staff tends to quarterback Sam Horn (21) after being injured on a play in the first quarter of a college football game between the Central Arkansas Bears and Missouri Tigers on Aug. 28, 2025, at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Horn, a redshirt junior, came onto the field during the second series of the game with the Tigers already leading 6-0. He ran the ball 6 yards on his first play before appearing to take a hit to the lower body. 

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Horn remained on the ground as teammates attempted to help him up. He was eventually helped off the field by medical staff.

"[I’m] very disappointed and sad with the injury to Sam and the injury to Blake Craig, and those two things are really disappointing, and we'll see tomorrow what the extent of those injuries are," head coach Eliah Drinkwitz told the media after the game.

Missouri Tigers quarterback Sam Horn (21) winces in pain after an injury in the first quarter of a college football game between the Central Arkansas Bears and Missouri Tigers on Aug. 28, 2025, at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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"So, it kind of takes the damper a little