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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 contending for their 6th national champion and initially since 2001. The Aggies have a much longer drought 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 ruined its best season. These teams had one common challenger this season with Miami and Texas A&M handing Notre Dame its only 2 losses in close video games in the very 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 offending line. The Aggies have 41 sacks this season to connect Oklahoma for many in the nation. Texas A&M is led by protective end Cashius Howell, a very first group AP All-America selection 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 amongst the very best in the nation at protecting the quarterback and the 11 sacks they enabled this season are tied for 8th fewest 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 deals with for loss and 4 1/2 sacks this season. He likewise forced a fumble, had an interception and two up to lead Miami ´ s defense. He had at least one tackle 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 gamer and was also an AP first-team All American. He led the group with 886 yards getting and his 9 TD receptions ranked initially in the SEC. He likewise led the league with 460 punt return yards with two goals. The junior also 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 meeting in between these teams 48-33 in 2023 at Acid Rock Stadium. ... The Hurricanes have won 10 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 profession as a starter at Georgia and with the Hurricanes. ... WR Malachi Toney requires 30 yards to publish the eighth 1,000-yard getting season in school history. ... Mark Fletcher Jr. leads Miami with 685 backyards rushing. ... Jakobe Thomas is initially on the team with four interceptions. ... The Aggies are 7-0 in your home this season. ... It ´ s the very first time since 2012 that Texas A&M has won a minimum of 10 video games. ... The Aggies have had at least 100,000 fans at Kyle Field for 10 straight video games going back to last season. ... QB Marcel Reed has thrown for 963 yards and 6 touchdowns and added 245 yards hurrying with two scores in 4 video games this season against AP Top 25 opponents. He needs 68 backyards passing and 34 lawns rushing to sign up with Johnny Manziel (twice) and Jerrod Johnson as the only gamers in school history to toss for 3,000 lawns and rush for 500 yards in a season. ... Texas A&M ´ s receivers rank 11th in the nation by averaging 14.1 lawns per catch, led by Ashton Bethel-Roman ´ s 23 backyards per catch. ... The Aggies have actually restricted challengers to five or fewer 3rd down conversions in nine straight games. ... ESPN ´ s College GameDay will broadcast from College Station, Texas, before the game, the ninth time the program will be done on the Texas A&M campus.