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No. 10 seed Miami (10-2) at No. 7 seed Texas A&M (11-1), Saturday, midday 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 very first time where the Hurricanes are competing for their 6th national champion and first given that 2001. The Aggies have a a lot longer drought after their last nationwide title was available 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 ruined its perfect 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 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 tie Oklahoma for most in the nation. Texas A&M is led by protective end Cashius Howell, a first string AP All-America selection and the SEC Defensive Player of the Year who led the SEC and ranks 4th in the country with 11 1/2 sacks. The Hurricanes are amongst the very best in the nation at protecting the quarterback and the 11 sacks they enabled this season are connected for 8th least in the nation.
Miami: DE Rueben Bain Jr. made ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors after accumulating 37 takes on, including 7 1/2 tackles for loss and 4 1/2 sacks this season. He likewise forced a fumble, had an interception and two pass breakups to lead Miami ´ s defense. He had at least one take on in every video game and had a 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 versatile college football gamer and was likewise an AP first-team All American. He led the group with 886 yards getting and his nine TD receptions ranked initially in the SEC. He also led the league with 460 punt return yards with 2 touchdowns. The junior likewise had a TD go to end up being the very first Aggie in the modern-day period of football to have a TD reception, scoring run and punt return rating in a single season.
Miami won the last conference in between these teams 48-33 in 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium. ... The Hurricanes have actually won 10 games in consecutive seasons for the very first time because 2002-03. ... Miami hasn ´ t permitted 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 needs 30 yards to publish the eighth 1,000-yard getting season in school history. ... Mark Fletcher Jr. leads Miami with 685 yards 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 at least 10 video games. ... The Aggies have had at least 100,000 fans at Kyle Field for 10 straight games dating back to last season. ... QB Marcel Reed has tossed for 963 lawns and 6 goals and added 245 backyards hurrying with two scores in 4 games this season against AP Top 25 challengers. He requires 68 yards passing and 34 yards hurrying to sign up with Johnny Manziel (two times) and Jerrod Johnson as the only players in school history to throw for 3,000 lawns and rush for 500 lawns in a season. ... Texas A&M ´ s receivers rank 11th in the nation by averaging 14.1 backyards per catch, led by Ashton Bethel-Roman ´ s 23 yards per catch. ... The Aggies have actually restricted opponents to 5 or fewer third down conversions in 9 straight video games. ... ESPN ´ s College GameDay will transmit from College Station, Texas, before the video game, the ninth time the show will be done on the Texas A&M school.