Projected final 2020 College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings after Week 16
By Zach Bigalke
8-1. Texas A&M Aggies. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. won 34-13 at Tennessee. 3. 873
Texas A&M might just have played their way into the College Football Playoff in its make-up game at Tennessee. In taking down the Volunteers 34-13 at Neyland Stadium, the Aggies earned one final data point and maintained a single loss on their record. Given the respect afforded to the SEC as a whole, the selection committee will tip their cap in Texas A&M’s favor and put Jimbo Fisher into his second College Football Playoff after taking Florida State to the inaugural semifinals in 2014.
Kellen Mond threw for 281 yards with a touchdown and an interception on 26-of-32 passing. Mond added 59 rushing yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, one of three Aggies to rush for at least 50 yards and a score. Isaiah Spiller led the way with 89 yards and a touchdown, while Ainias Smith added 70 yards and a score on just eight carries. Texas A&M held Tennessee to only 24 total rushing yards and held on to the football for more than 44 minutes in the rout.
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With Notre Dame losing in such comprehensive fashion against Clemson, the selection committee is going to want to avoid any chance of a rematch. Look for them to launch Texas A&M above Ohio State to prevent them from meeting Alabama in the semifinals, instead slotting them in the No. 2 vs. No. 3 matchup against Clemson.