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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 remain in the College Football Playoff for the very first time where the Hurricanes are competing for their 6th nationwide championship and initially because 2001. The Aggies have a much longer dry spell after their last national 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 aims to recuperate and make a deep playoff pursue a 27-17 loss to archrival Texas in the regular-season ending spoiled its best season. These groups had one typical opponent this season with Miami and Texas A&M handing Notre Dame its only two losses in close video games in the first 2 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 the majority 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 4th 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 tied for 8th least in the nation.
Miami: DE Rueben Bain Jr. made ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors after stacking up 37 takes on, including 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 breakups 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 ending at Pittsburgh.
Texas A&M: WR/PR K.C. Concepcion won the Paul Hornung Award as the country ´ s most versatile college football player and was likewise an AP first-team All American. He led the team with 886 backyards receiving 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 run to end up being the 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 actually won 10 video games in consecutive seasons for the very first time given 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 needs 30 backyards to post the eighth 1,000-yard receiving season in school history. ... Mark Fletcher Jr. leads Miami with 685 lawns rushing. ... Jakobe Thomas is first on the team with 4 interceptions. ... The Aggies are 7-0 in your home this season. ... It ´ s the very first time given that 2012 that Texas A&M has actually won at least 10 . ... 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 included 245 yards hurrying with two ratings in four video games this season against AP Top 25 opponents. He needs 68 lawns passing and 34 lawns hurrying to sign up with Johnny Manziel (two times) and Jerrod Johnson as the only gamers in school history to toss for 3,000 yards 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 lawns per catch. ... The Aggies have restricted challengers to five or less 3rd down conversions in 9 straight video 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.