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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 groups are in the College Football Playoff for the very first time where the Hurricanes are contending for their 6th national champion and initially given that 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 pursue a 27-17 loss to archrival Texas in the regular-season finale spoiled its perfect season. These groups had one typical challenger this season with Miami and Texas A&M handing Notre Dame its only two losses in close games in the very 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 offending 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 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 best in the country at securing the quarterback and the 11 sacks they allowed this season are tied for eighth least in the nation.
Miami: DE Rueben Bain Jr. made ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors after stacking up 37 deals with, consisting of 7 1/2 tackles for loss and 4 1/2 sacks this season. He also forced a fumble, had an interception and two pass breaks up to lead Miami ´ s . 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 versatile college football gamer and was likewise an AP first-team All American. He led the group with 886 backyards receiving and his 9 TD receptions ranked first in the SEC. He likewise led the league with 460 punt return yards with two goals. The junior likewise had a TD run to become the first Aggie in the contemporary period of football to have a TD reception, scoring run and punt return score in a single season.
Miami won the last meeting between these teams 48-33 in 2023 at Hard Rock Stadium. ... The Hurricanes have won 10 video games in successive seasons for the very first time since 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 needs 30 lawns to publish the 8th 1,000-yard receiving season in school history. ... Mark Fletcher Jr. leads Miami with 685 yards rushing. ... Jakobe Thomas is first on the team with four interceptions. ... The Aggies are 7-0 in the house this season. ... It ´ s the first time because 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 games dating back to last season. ... QB Marcel Reed has actually thrown for 963 lawns and 6 touchdowns and added 245 yards rushing with two scores in 4 games this season versus AP Top 25 opponents. He needs 68 backyards passing and 34 yards rushing to join Johnny Manziel (two times) 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 country by averaging 14.1 yards per catch, led by Ashton Bethel-Roman ´ s 23 yards per catch. ... The Aggies have actually restricted opponents to five or less third down conversions in nine straight video games. ... ESPN ´ s College GameDay will transmit from College Station, Texas, before the video game, the ninth time the program will be done on the Texas A&M school.