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A HISTORIC AFTERNOON
In the third quarter, announcers released the official Kyle Field attendance numbers: 104,122 attendees. The number marked the second-highest attendance in College Football Playoff History, but didn’t even crack the top 10 by Kyle Field standards (each of the top 10 highest-attended games at Kyle Field are over 107,300, with the highest being 110,633 in 2014’s game hosting Ole Miss).
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SCOREBOARD
Miami 3, Texas A&M 0 | End of third quarter
PLAYER STATS
A&M QUARTERBACK
Marcel Reed: 13/19, 118 passing yards, 0 TD, 1 INT | 7 rushes (2 sacks), 27 rushing yards, 1 fumble lost
A&M STANDOUT PLAYERS
- WR Mario Craver: 5 receptions, 74 yards
MIAMI QUARTERBACK
Carson Beck: 11/16, 76 passing yards, 0 TD, 0 INT | 3 rushes (2 QB sacks), -8 rushing yards, 1 fumble (Miami recovers)
MIAMI STANDOUT PLAYERS
- DB Keionte Scott: 4 total tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
- WR Malachi Toney: 3 receptions, -1 receiving yards, 3 rushes, 9 rushing yards, 0/1 passing, 2 punt returns for 59 yards
TEAM STATS
A&M: 179 total yards, 9 first downs, 3/9 third down efficiency, 2 turnovers (fumble, interception), 1 turnover on downs, 1 field goal missed (blocked), 3 penalties (10 penalty yards)
MIAMI: 144 total yards, 7 first downs, 2/10 third down efficiency, 0 turnovers, 3 field goals missed, 1 penalty (5 penalty yards)
BIG PLAYS/SCORING PLAYS
MARCEL FINDS HIS TIGHT END (5:16 Q1): Marcel Reed connects with tight end Nate Boerkircher for 19 yards, A&M’s longest completion of the first quarter.
A&M FUMBLES (4:11 Q1): Marcel Reed fumbles the football, Miami recovers at its own 32 to flip possession as the Aggies approached the red zone for the first time.
MIAMI AVOIDS DISASTER AFTER BECK FUMBLES ON THIRD-DOWN SACK (13:38 Q2): On third down and 6 from the Miami 38-yard line, Carson Beck gets sacked by A&M star edge rusher Cashius Howell, forcing a fumble. Beck recovers his own fumble, forcing a Miami punt.
REED CONNECTS WITH CRAVER ON DEEP BALL (13:11 Q2): On first and 10 from the A&M 30, Marcel Reed finds Mario Craver on a deep ball down the left sideline for a 59-yard gain to the Miami 11-yard line.
FIELD GOAL BLOCK (11:32 Q2): After failing to advance much further following the big play, A&M kicker Jared Zirkel attempts a 22-yard field goal. The kick is blocked by Miami’s interior pressure. The football is recovered by the Hurricanes and returned for a short gain to the Miami 13-yard line.
FIRST BIG RUN FOR MIAMI (11:24 Q2): Miami running back Mark Fletcher Jr. takes the football right up the gut for a 17-yard gain, setting up a first down at the Miami 30.
HUGE PUNT RETURN BY THE MIAMI TRUE FRESHMAN (5:41 Q2): Miami forces an A&M punt. Miami’s Malachi Toney bursts through a pack of would-be tacklers, tightroping down the sideline for a 55-yard return to the A&M 25.
MIAMI MISSES FIELD GOAL (3:30 Q2): A&M forces Miami back four combined yards across its next three plays. Miami kicker Carter Davis misses a 47-yard field goal attempt, with the ball sailing right of the uprights.
A&M FAKE PUNT PASS BACKFIRES (1:51 Q2): On fourth down and 4 from the A&M 46, the Aggies run a fake punt pass. Punter Tyler Whit throws the ball deep down the left sideline to Ashton Bethel-Roman, but it just barely slips through his fingertips. Miami takes over at the A&M 46.
BECK EXTENDS DRIVE INTO A&M TERRITORY (0:26 Q2): On third and 8 from the A&M 44-yard line, Carson Beck finds receiver CJ Daniels for a 14-yard gain to the A&M 30 to extend the drive.
ANOTHER MIAMI MISS (0:03 Q2): Carter Davis misses his second kick of the game as time expires in the second quarter, keeping the score knotted at 0 at the break.
BACK-TO-BACK BIG PASSES (14:30 Q3): On their first two plays from scrimmage in the second half, Carson Beck completes two passes for a combined 35 yards down to the A&M 40-yard-line. The completions go to CJ Daniels (15 yards) and Keelan Marion 20 yards).
MIAMI FIANLLY MAKES A KICK (10:34 Q3): Carter Davis finally makes a field goal from 21 yards out.
SCORE UPDATE: Miami 3, A&M 0 | 10:34 Q3
MARCEL IS INTERCEPTED (8:37 Q3): On third and 17 from the A&M 29, Marcel fires over the middle and is picked off by Miami DB Bryce Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald returns the pick 36 yards down to the A&M 20.
DAVIS MISSES HIS THIRD FG (7:13 Q3) : Miami is stuffed across their next three plays after the interception. Carter Davis attempts his fourth field goal of the game, this time from 35 yards. He doinked the kick off the left upright, and the score remains 3-0.