Overview
- BetMGM and FanDuel list Texas A&M -3.5 with moneylines around -178 to -185 and an over/under of 51.5 points.
- ESPN's FPI projects the Aggies by four with a 54.3% chance to advance past the first round.
- The game marks Texas A&M's first College Football Playoff appearance after an 11-1 regular season.
- Head coach Mike Elko says injured contributors, including Scooby Williams and Bryce Anderson, are "great" and trending toward playing, with running back Le'Veon Moss expected back.
- Despite allowing only 12 sacks and fueling a 200-plus-yard rushing attack, Texas A&M's offensive line was not named a Joe Moore Award finalist, with Indiana, Iowa and Oregon selected.