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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 groups are in the College Football Playoff for the very first time where the Hurricanes are competing for their 6th national championship and first because 2001. The Aggies have a a lot longer dry spell after their last national title can be found in 1939. The Hurricanes got the last spot over Notre Dame thanks to their 27-24 win over the Fighting Irish in the season opener. Texas A&M aims to recover and make a deep playoff pursue a 27-17 loss to archrival Texas in the regular-season ending spoiled its ideal season. These groups had one typical challenger this season with Miami and Texas A&M handing Notre Dame its only 2 losses in close video games in the first 2 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 tie Oklahoma for the majority of in the country. Texas A&M is led by protective end Cashius Howell, a first group AP All-America selection 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 finest in the country at safeguarding the quarterback and the 11 sacks they allowed this season are tied for 8th least 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 tackles for loss and 4 1/2 sacks this season. He likewise required a fumble, had an interception and 2 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 finale 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 also an AP first-team All American. He led the team with 886 backyards getting and his 9 TD receptions ranked initially in the SEC. He also led the league with 460 punt return yards with two goals. The junior likewise had a TD go to end up being the very first Aggie in the contemporary age of football to have a TD reception, scoring run and punt return score in a single season.
Miami won the last conference 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 requires 30 backyards to publish the eighth 1,000-yard getting season in school history. ... Mark Fletcher Jr. leads Miami with 685 lawns hurrying. ... Jakobe Thomas is initially on the group with four interceptions. ... The Aggies are 7-0 in your home this season. ... It ´ s the very first time because 2012 that Texas A&M has actually 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 backyards and six touchdowns and included 245 yards hurrying with 2 scores in 4 games this season against AP Top 25 opponents. He requires 68 backyards passing and 34 yards rushing to join 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 country by balancing 14.1 backyards per catch, led by Ashton Bethel-Roman ´ s 23 lawns per catch. ... The Aggies have actually restricted challengers to 5 or fewer 3rd down conversions in 9 straight games. ... ESPN ´ s College GameDay will relay from College Station, Texas, before the video game, the ninth time the show will be done on the Texas A&M campus.
