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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 are in the College Football Playoff for the first time where the Hurricanes are contending for their sixth national champion and first since 2001. The Aggies have a a lot longer drought after their last national 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 bounce back and make a deep playoff follow a 27-17 loss to archrival Texas in the regular-season ending ruined its perfect season. These groups had one common challenger 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 trip 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 a lot of in the nation. Texas A&M is led by protective end Cashius Howell, a first string AP All-America choice and the SEC Defensive Player of the Year who led the SEC and ranks fourth 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 allowed this season are connected for 8th least in the country.
Miami: DE Rueben Bain Jr. earned ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors after stacking up 37 deals with, consisting of 7 1/2 takes on for loss and 4 1/2 sacks this season. He likewise required a fumble, had an interception and two pass breaks up 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 nation ´ s most flexible college football player and was also an AP first-team All American. He led the team with 886 lawns getting and his 9 TD receptions ranked initially in the SEC. He likewise led the league with 460 punt return yards with 2 goals. The junior likewise had a TD run to become the first Aggie in the modern-day era of football to have a TD reception, scoring run and punt return score 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 successive seasons for the very first time because 2002-03. ... Miami hasn ´ t permitted more than 17 points in its last 4 games. ... QB Carson Beck is 34-5 in his career as a starter at Georgia and with the Hurricanes. ... WR Malachi Toney requires 30 yards to post 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 group with 4 interceptions. ... The Aggies are 7-0 at home this season. ... It ´ s the very first time considering that 2012 that Texas A&M has won a minimum of 10 video games. ... The Aggies have actually had at least 100,000 fans at Kyle Field for 10 straight video games dating back to last season. ... QB Marcel Reed has actually thrown for 963 backyards and six goals and added 245 lawns hurrying with 2 ratings in four games this season versus AP Top 25 opponents. He needs 68 lawns passing and 34 backyards hurrying to sign up with Johnny Manziel (two times) and Jerrod Johnson as the only gamers in school history to throw for 3,000 backyards and rush for 500 yards in a season. ... Texas A&M ´ s receivers rank 11th in the nation by averaging 14.1 yards per catch, led by Ashton Bethel-Roman ´ s 23 lawns per catch. ... The Aggies have actually restricted opponents to five or less third down conversions in 9 straight games. ... ESPN ´ s College GameDay will broadcast from College Station, Texas, before the video game, the ninth time the show will be done on the Texas A&.