The biggest game of Week 14 takes place at College Station, as old rivals Texas and Texas A&M square off in a game with huge SEC and College Football Playoff implications. The winner of this game will face Georgia in the SEC Championship and have a chance to make it to the CFP.
Both teams have some question marks entering this game, as Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers will have an MRI as a precautionary measure after suffering an ankle injury in the 31-14 win against Kentucky. He did finish the game, and his status will be talked about throughout the week.
The Aggies, on the other hand, are coming off a 43-41 quadruple overtime loss at Auburn and have now lost 2 of their last 3 games entering the biggest game in College Station in a long time.
This is a game both fanbases have been waiting on for quite some time, and the added stakes of this game make it must-see TV. ESPN’s FPI is giving the Longhorns just over a 77% chance to win this game, leaving the Aggies an underdog with just a 22.7% chance to win the game.
The in-state rivals will collide on Saturday in a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff from Kyle Field, with the game aired on ABC.
Since the loss to Georgia, Texas is 4-0 and has won by an average of 15.5 points. The news of Ewers getting an MRI is a cause for some concern, but Arch Manning was terrific when he filled for Ewers early in the season. The Longhorns are in great shape right now when it comes to the CFP, but the team is still looking for a win against a current top 25 team.
The Aggies were down 21-0 early in the second quarter in Week 13 but stormed back to take the lead. The Tigers tied the game with 5 seconds left to force overtime and then won the game in the fourth overtime.
Freshman quarterback Marcell Reed has taken the Aggies offense to another level, as he threw for 297 yards and 3 touchdowns against Auburn. He also rushed the ball 21 times for 66 yards in the game.
These 2 teams haven’t played against each other since 2011, but before that had played every year since 1915. Texas leads the all-time series 76-37-5 and won 27-25 in College Station in 2011.