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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 teams remain in the College Football Playoff for the very first time where the Hurricanes are competing for their sixth national champion and initially because 2001. The Aggies have a much longer dry spell after their last national title can be found in 1939. The Hurricanes got the last at-large playoff area over Notre Dame thanks to their 27-24 win over the Fighting Irish in the season opener. Texas A&M aims to recuperate and make a deep playoff follow a 27-17 loss to archrival Texas in the regular-season ending ruined its ideal season. These groups had one common opponent this season with Miami and Texas A&M handing Notre Dame its only 2 losses in close games in the first two 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 connect Oklahoma for most in the country. Texas A&M is led by protective end Cashius Howell, a very first group AP All-America choice and the SEC Defensive Player of the Year who led the SEC and ranks fourth in the country with 11 1/2 sacks. The Hurricanes are among the very best in the country at safeguarding the quarterback and the 11 sacks they enabled this season are connected for 8th least in the nation.
Miami: DE Rueben Bain Jr. earned ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors after accumulating 37 takes on, consisting of 7 1/2 tackles for loss and 4 1/2 sacks this season. He also forced a fumble, had an interception and 2 pass breakups to lead Miami ´ s defense. He had at least one take on in every game and had a season-high 1 1/2 sacks in the regular-season ending at Pittsburgh.
Texas A&M: WR/PR K.C. Concepcion won the Paul Hornung Award as the country ´ s most flexible college football player and was likewise an AP first-team All American. He led the group with 886 lawns getting and his 9 TD receptions ranked first in the SEC. He likewise led the league with 460 punt return lawns with 2 touchdowns. The junior also had a TD run to become the very first Aggie in the modern era of football to have a TD reception, scoring run and punt return score in a single season.
Miami won the last conference between these groups 48-33 in 2023 at Acid Rock Stadium. ... The Hurricanes have won 10 video games in successive seasons for the very first time considering that 2002-03. ... Miami hasn ´ t allowed more than 17 points in its last 4 video games. ... QB Carson Beck is 34-5 in his career as a starter at Georgia and with the Hurricanes. ... WR Malachi Toney requires 30 backyards to publish the 8th 1,000-yard getting season in school history. ... Mark Fletcher Jr. leads Miami with 685 lawns hurrying. ... Jakobe Thomas is initially on the group with 4 interceptions. ... The Aggies are 7-0 in the house this season. ... It ´ s the very first time since 2012 that Texas A&M has actually won a minimum of 10 games. ... The Aggies have had at least 100,000 fans at Kyle Field for 10 straight games going back to last season. ... QB Marcel Reed has tossed for 963 backyards and 6 goals and added 245 lawns rushing with 2 ratings in 4 video games this season versus AP Top 25 opponents. He requires 68 backyards passing and 34 backyards hurrying to join Johnny Manziel (twice) and as the only gamers in school history to toss for 3,000 lawns and rush for 500 backyards in a season. ... Texas A&M ´ s receivers rank 11th in the country by averaging 14.1 yards per catch, led by Ashton Bethel-Roman ´ s 23 yards per catch. ... The Aggies have actually limited challengers to 5 or less 3rd down conversions in 9 straight video games. ... ESPN ´ s College GameDay will transmit from College Station, Texas, before the game, the ninth time the show will be done on the Texas A&M school.
