Miami’s Biggest Game in 23 Years Against Texas A&M in the College Football Playoff: Live Updates

Pregame:

The College Football Playoff is here, and now the Miami Hurricanes are set to face off against the Texas A&M Aggies in one of the most anticipated games of the season.

This is the first appearance for the Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff as head coach Mario Cristobal continues to prep his team for another SEC matchup this season.

Not only will the Hurricanes look to play their best, but they will also try to upset one of the country's best offensive teams.

Miami Player to Watch: Malachi Toney

Once Miami's best-kept secret, Toney will have all eyes on him heading into this college Football playoff game. He is playing some of the best football so early in his young career, as the superstar receiver remains explosive.

No matter if it is through the air, on the ground, or if he is throwing the ball, Toney is one of the best players in the country.

Texas A&M Player to Watch: Marcel Reed

The biggest challenge the Hurricanes will have to face is Reed and what he can do in the air and on the ground. While he can be turnover-prone once he throws the first one, the sophomore star has been able to make a name for himself as the starting quarterback at A&M. He almost had a Heisman case before back-to-back games with interceptions to close the season.

He will also have several receivers that have game-breaking speed, and if they get out in the open, he can make plays for them.

How to Watch: No. 10 Miami at No. 7 Texas A&MEmpty heading

Who: Miami Hurricanes and Texas A&M

When: December 20, 2025

Where: College Station, Texas, Kyles Field

TV: ESPN (Noon Eastern)

Radio: FM 104.3 WQAM

Last Outing, Aggies: A&M is coming off a loss to Texas, where they seem to have lost steam against one of the better teams in the country. It was a trap game for the team looking to play in the SEC Championship, but it had had some slip-ups over its past two games.

Last Outing, Miami Hurricanes: Miami is coming off a ranked win over Pitt, where it dominated the game from start to finish. Now the Canes will try to find a way to beat another SEC team at College Station.

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Pregame

Notable injuries for the Hurricanes today include:

Defensive Back Damari Brown
Linebacker Malik Bryant
Wide Receiver Daylyn Upshaw

Linebacker Keionte Scott was listed as probable before the game.

Wind conditions will play a role in the kicking game, with gusts up to 25 MPH possible throughout the afternoon.

First Quarter

Miami wins the toss and defers. Texas A&M will receive the opening kickoff.

A&M: After a touchback on the opening kickoff, Texas A&M opened play with a nine-yard pass to Mario Craver for a gain of nine yards before a short third-down run moved the chains. Following a pair of Marcel Reed scampers, the Aggies were forced to take a timeout after the Hurricanes' first third-down stop of the day.

Out of the timeout, the Aggies commit a false start penalty to bring out the punt team. The punt rolls out of bounds, and Miami will take over on its own eight-yard line. | 9:23 1Q

MIA: The Hurricanes open the drive with a quick first down on the back of running back Mark Fletcher Jr. to gain some breathing room. After attempting a pass that was broken up by an A&M defender on the ensuing third down, Miami punted possession away as the ball rolled out of bounds on the A&M 38-yard line. | 6:27 1Q

A&M: A first-down keeper from Marcel Reed netted the Aggies six yards on the drive's opening play. Reed then found tight end Nate Boerkircher for a 21-yard gain before Reed fumbled, and the ball was recovered by Miami. The Hurricanes take over from their own 32-yard line. | 4:06 1Q

MIA: The Hurricane run game moved the chains for a 10-yard play on its first play of the drive before Miami attempts a trick play that comes up just short. The Hurricanes call a timeout before the next play. | 2:46 1Q

Following the timeout on 3rd and 6, a tunnel screen caught by Malachi Toney gets stopped for a one-yard loss. The Hurricanes' punt is muffed by K.C. Concepcion and is spotted at the Texas A&M 13-yard line. | 1:54 1Q

A&M: After another first-down scramble from Reed, Keionte Scott stops a short rollout pass for no gain to bring out the A&M punt unit and end the first quarter. | 0:00 1Q

Second Quarter

Texas A&M opens the second quarter with a punt that is returned by Toney to the Miami 34-yard line.

MIA: Beck overthrows Joshisa Trader deep down the sideline on 2nd and 6 and is sacked on the ensuing play to bring out the Miami punt unit. The punt is caught by K.C. Concepcion before being lit up by Cam Pruitt. The A&M drive starts at its own 30.

A&M: Reed finds Craver on a 59-yard pass to put the Aggies on the Miami 11-yard line, and the Miami defense makes a goal line stand in response. The A&M field goal unit takes to the turf, and the kick is blocked and returned to the Miami 13 yard-line. | 11:32 2Q

MIA: After opening the drive with a gashing run from Fletcher, Miami commits a delay of game penalty to pin itself deeper in its own territory on third down. After a short throw to Alex Bauman, the Miami punt unit takes the field, and the kick is fair caught at the A&M 27-yard line. | 8:16 2Q

A&M: The Aggies open the drive with two rushes before being called for a false start penalty to bring up 3rd & 7. Miami gets the stop on a screen pass to bring out the A&M punt unit. Malachi Toney flips the field on a 55-yard punt return and is brought down by his shoelace at the A&M 25 yard-line. | 5:41 2Q

MIA: Miami opens the drive with two more short gains on the ground before Beck is sacked for the second time today and brought down at the 29-yard line to bring up 4th & 14. With the Miami field goal unit on the field for a 47-yard attempt, Carter Davis' kick sails wide. | 3:30 2Q

A&M: Reed slips out of a pressure-filled back field for an 11-yard gain before A&M runs it back between the tackles. Another catch from Craver to bring up 3rd & 4 will take us to the two-minute warning. | 2:00 2Q

After a failed fake punt, Miami takes over at the A&M 46-yard line. | 1:56

MIA: A 3-yard rush from Fletcher followed by a 1-yard loss puts the Hurricanes at 3rd & 8 before A&M takes its first timeout of the half. | 0:32

Beck throws to the A&M 30-yard line, and it's caught by CJ Daniels. Another short throw to Elijah Lofton appears incomplete on the sideline, but the play is under further review. After review, the catch is ruled complete to bring up a 2nd & 2. | 0:10

A deep incompletion to the end zone brings up third down, where Beck throws another incompletion to the sideline before bringing out the field goal unit. The kick is missed again to end the half. | 0:00

Third Quarter

Miami receives the kickoff in the end zone for a touchback.

MIA: Carson Beck comes out dealing for back-to-back chunk plays that give Miami a 1st & 10 from the A&M 40 before Keelan Marion takes a handoff for a 4-yard loss. Now behind the chains, Marion catches a 10-yard pass to bring up 3rd & 4. The Hurricanes convert in a big way with a 24-yard rush from Fletcher to bring up 1st & goal. A&M decides to take its first timeout of the second half. | 12:05

After the timeout, Toney carries for a short gain, followed by an incompletion from Beck. Beck is tackled short of the goal line on third down to bring out the field goal unit. The kick is good, and the Hurricanes put up the first points of the afternoon. | 10:34

A&M: After the kick sails out of the end zone for a touchback, Concepcion takes and end-around for a 9-yard gain. Miami corner Zechariah Poyser was injured on the play and returned back to the locker room under his own power.

Following the injury timeout, Reed is called for intentional grounding to put the Aggies well behind the chains. Reed is intercepted by Bryce Fitzgerald who returns the pick to the A&M 20-yard line. The interception is his fifth of the season. | 8:37

MIA: Beck takes off for a two-yard gain, followed by a similar gain by Girard Pringle Jr. On third down, Beck fires over the middle and the pass is tipped incomplete. The field goal unit returns to the field for a 35-yard attempt, and it's doinked off the left upright. | 7:13

A&M: The Aggies take over from their own 25-yard line, and quickly rack up another nine rushing yards to bring up 3rd & 1. The Aggies convert, but Keionte Scott quickly puts the Aggies behind the chains with a first-down tackle for loss. After two straight pressures from Miami, the A&M punt unit takes the field on fourth down, and Toney returns the ball to the Miami 31 yard-line. | 3:33

MIA: Fletcher carries it for another quick first down, but is stuffed on the subsequent snap for no gain before play stops for an injury timeout. | 2:32

After a short pass brings up 3rd & 5, Fletcher comes up just short to bring up 4th & 3. The subsequent Hurricanes' punt pins the Aggies back at their own 16 yard-line. | 0:33

A&M: Reed is sacked by Rueben Bain for a loss of eight to end the third quarter | 0:00

Fourth Quarter

A&M: The Aggies drive to midfield before a stuffed run brings up 2nd and 8. Concepcion takes a screen pass for six yards before an offsides penalty gives the Aggies another first down and more momentum on the drive. The Aggies use that momentum to find Concepcion over the middle for another deep strike before the officials stop play to review the catch. | 10:38

After review, the play is overturned, leading to a 2nd and 10 from the Miami 41-yard line. After an incompletion on second down, third down results in an 11-yard gain for a fresh set. However, the spot is under review. | 10:11

After review, the spot is upheld, and A&M moves the chains again via a toss to Craver. Miami DL Ahmad Moten Sr. is down on the field, resulting in an injury timeout. | 9:44

Moten walks off the field under his own power, and Reed is sacked by Mesidor for a three-yard loss. Smith carries for a 5-yard gain to bring up 3rd & 8, where Reed throws an incomplete pass over the middle of the field to bring out the field goal unit. The kick is good, and the score is back knotted at 3-3. | 8:03

MIA: The kick-off is fair caught at the 3-yard line, but an offsides penalty on A&M, the Hurricanes elect for a re-kick, which lands in the endzone for a touchback. | 8:03

Fletcher carries the first down run for 16 yards to the Miami 41 before a pass over the middle of the field is caught and fumbled by Malachi Toney and recovered by Texas A&M. | 7:11

A&M: The first down run is stuffed, but Terry Bussey catches an 11-yard pass from Reed to move the chains before Reed is again tackled by Bain for a loss. Another keeper from Reed goes for a 5-yard gain to bring up 3rd & 6, where a penalty is called on A&M and is declined to bring up 4th & 9. The Aggies take a delay of game penalty and will punt away. | 4:13

MIA: Malachi Toney is tackled at the Miami 14-yard line on the punt return. Fletcher then carries a would-be tackle on his back to the A&M 30-yard line to flip the field. On the ensuing play, Fletcher is stuffed for a two-yard gain before he moves the chains again on second down. That play takes us to the two-minute warning. | 2:00

After the timeout, Fletcher carries the ball for another 3-yard run, drawing a timeout for Texas A&M. | 1:55

On the first play out of the A&M timeout, Fletcher carries the rock for another short gain to bring up 3rd & 5, forcing A&M to call its final timeout of the game. | 1:50

The third down play results in a TOUCHDOWN pass from Beck to Toney on the end-around sweep. The extra point is good, putting Miami up 10-3. | 1:44

A&M: The kick sails out of the end zone for a touchback, and the A&M offense takes the field. Reed finds Smith for a five-yard gain before Smith runs out of bounds. On 2nd & 5, Reed finds Concepcion on a curl route before he then runs out of bounds at the A&M 37. A roughing the passer penalty on the Hurricanes will add 15 yards to the end of the play, bringing the Aggies into Miami territory.

Reed throws over the middle and completes the pass to Boerkircher. Reed then scrambles for a 9-yard gain before dropping back and throwing an incomplete pass to Craver to bring up 3rd & 1. | 0:53

Reed finds Concepcion over the middle and he carries the ball out of bounds at the 5-yard line on a 15-yard gain. On 1st & goal, Reed is pressured and throws an incomplete pass out of the back of the end zone to Craver. | 0:33

On 2nd & 5 to goal, Reed's pass is incomplete to Owens, and play stops as Mohamed Toure is down on the field. | 0:28

Toure makes it off the field under his own power to bring up 3rd & goal for Texas A&M at the Miami 5-yard line.

Reed's pass is picked off in the end zone by Fitzgerald for his second pick of the day, and that will end it. All the 'Canes have to do is kneel out the clock, with the Aggies having no timeouts left.

The Hurricanes will face off against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on December 31.

Final Score

Miami - 10
Texas A&M - 3