Texas A&M Football: 5 Reasons Aggies will beat NC State in Gator Bowl

Texas A&M Football: 5 reasons Aggies will beat NC State in Gator Bowl

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 24: Kendrick Rogers #13 of the Texas A&M Aggies scores the winning two-point conversion in the seventh overtime period against the LSU Tigers as Jhamon Ausbon #2 celebrates as Devin White #40 of the LSU Tigers and Terrence Alexander #11 look on at Kyle Field on November 24, 2018 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /

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5. The common opponent: Clemson

These two teams have had one common opponent this season, the Clemson Tigers. While Clemson heads to the College Football Playoff to take on Notre Dame, these two are left to face off against each other in the Gator Bowl.

The Aggies played Clemson in Week 2. That was when Kelly Bryant was still an option for the team and when no one believed that Texas A&M was going to amount to much of anything this season. Of course, it wasn’t a win, but it was one of the more exciting games of the season coming down to a two-point difference in the final minutes.

NC State, however, wasn’t as lucky. They were routed by the Tigers 41-7 in Week 7. They were dominated all the way around in a game that most Wolfpack fans are pretty eager to forget.

What tells you the toughness of a team more than their head to head matchup with a top ranked team? I don’t know, but this point is definitely in favor of the Aggies.

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