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No. 10 seed Miami (10-2) at No. 7 seed Texas A&M (11-1), Saturday, twelve noon EST (ABC)
BetMGM College Football Odds: Texas A&M by 3 1/2.
Series record: Miami leads 3-2.
Both groups are in the College Football Playoff for the very first time where the Hurricanes are competing for their 6th national championship and first since 2001. The Aggies have a much longer dry spell after their last nationwide title can be found in 1939. The Hurricanes got the last at-large playoff spot over Notre Dame thanks to their 27-24 win over the Fighting Irish in the season opener. Texas A&M intends to recuperate and make a deep playoff follow a 27-17 loss to archrival Texas in the regular-season ending spoiled its best season. These teams had one typical challenger this season with Miami and Texas A&M handing Notre Dame its only two losses in close video games in the very first 2 weeks of the season. The winner gets a journey to the Cotton Bowl to play No. 2 seed Ohio State on Dec. 31.
Texas A&M ´ s pass rush vs. Miami ´ s offensive line. The Aggies have 41 sacks this season to tie Oklahoma for many in the country. Texas A&M is led by defensive end Cashius Howell, a first team AP All-America selection and the SEC Defensive Player of the Year who led the SEC and ranks 4th in the nation with 11 1/2 sacks. The Hurricanes are among the very best in the nation at protecting the quarterback and the 11 sacks they permitted this season are connected for 8th fewest in the country.
Miami: DE Rueben Bain Jr. earned ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors after piling up 37 deals with, 7 1/2 takes on for loss and 4 1/2 sacks this season. He also required a fumble, had an interception and 2 pass breakups to lead Miami ´ s defense. He had at least one deal with in every game and had a season-high 1 1/2 sacks in the regular-season finale at Pittsburgh.
Texas A&M: WR/PR K.C. Concepcion won the Paul Hornung Award as the country ´ s most versatile college football gamer and was also an AP first-team All American. He led the group with 886 yards receiving and his nine TD receptions ranked initially in the SEC. He also led the league with 460 punt return backyards with 2 touchdowns. The junior also had a TD run to become the first Aggie in the contemporary era of football to have a TD reception, scoring run and punt return rating in a single season.
Miami won the last meeting in between these groups 48-33 in 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium. ... The Hurricanes have actually won 10 video games in consecutive seasons for the first time because 2002-03. ... Miami hasn ´ t allowed more than 17 points in its last 4 video games. ... QB Carson Beck is 34-5 in his profession as a starter at Georgia and with the Hurricanes. ... WR Malachi Toney requires 30 lawns to publish the 8th 1,000-yard getting season in school history. ... Mark Fletcher Jr. leads Miami with 685 lawns rushing. ... Jakobe Thomas is initially on the team with four interceptions. ... The Aggies are 7-0 in the house this season. ... It ´ s the very first time because 2012 that Texas A&M has won at least 10 video games. ... The Aggies have actually had at least 100,000 fans at Kyle Field for 10 straight games dating back to last season. ... QB Marcel Reed has actually tossed for 963 lawns and 6 touchdowns and included 245 backyards hurrying with two scores in 4 video games this season versus AP Top 25 challengers. He needs 68 lawns passing and 34 yards hurrying to sign up with Johnny Manziel (twice) and Jerrod Johnson as the only players in school history to throw for 3,000 yards and rush for 500 yards in a season. ... Texas A&M ´ s receivers rank 11th in the nation by balancing 14.1 lawns per catch, led by Ashton Bethel-Roman ´ s 23 yards per catch. ... The Aggies have restricted challengers to 5 or less 3rd down conversions in nine straight video games. ... ESPN ´ s College GameDay will relay from College Station, Texas, before the video game, the ninth time the show will be done on the Texas A&M school.
