No. 25 Missouri improves to 6-0 with upset of No. 7 Georgia

ATHENS, Ga. -- Gary Pinkel said No. 25 Missouri won more than a second straight SEC road game when it upset No. 7 Georgia. "I just think we earned a little more respect," Pinkel said. "The respect level just went up a couple notches." Receiver Bud Sasser threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to L'Damian Washington in the fourth quarter after quarterback James Franklin left with a shoulder injury and Missouri held off Georgia's comeback attempt to beat the short-handed Bulldogs 41-26 on Saturday. Pinkel said Franklin separated his right shoulder and expects the quarterback to miss at least one week. Freshman Maty Mauk , who replaced Franklin in the fourth quarter, could start when Missouri (6-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) plays No. 17 Florida next week. Missouri led by 18 points in the first half before Georgia (4-2, 3-1) cut the lead to 28-26 in the fourth quarter.