No. 13 Miami (Florida) (2-0) at No. 24 Texas A&M (1-1)
8 p.m. CDT Saturday (ESPN)
Kyle Field in College Station, Texas
2 Non-conference home losses for Texas A&M in the 40 games since Miami defeated the Aggies 41-23 at Kyle Field on Sept. 20, 2008. Texas A&M lost to Clemson 28-26 in 2018 and Appalachian State 17-14 last week.
2 100-yard rushing games for RB Henry Parrish Jr. in two games with Miami after he produced one in two seasons at Ole Miss. Parrish ran for 108 yards and three TDs on 14 carries in the Hurricanes’ season-opening 70-13 victory over Bethune-Cookman and 109 yards and one TD on 23 carries in last week’s 30-7 victory over Southern Miss.
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3 Previous games between Texas A&M and Miami. The Aggies won 70-14 in Miami on Dec. 8, 1944, and the Hurricanes won 34-17 in Miami on Sept. 20, 2007, and 41-23 in College Station on Sept. 20, 2008.
4 Consecutive losses for Miami against SEC opponents since a 21-16 victory over Florida on Sept. 7, 2013. The Hurricanes have a 59-85-1 record against SEC foes.
5 Consecutive losses for Texas A&M in regular-season meetings with ACC opponents since a 27-6 victory over Clemson on Sept. 18, 2004. Since then, the Aggies have lost to Clemson three times and Miami twice in regular-season games while going 3-2 against SEC opponents in bowls. Overall, Texas A&M has an 8-8 record against ACC opponents.
6 SEC players in this century have at least 1,500 receiving yards and 300 rushing yards after Texas A&M WR Ainias Smith reached 1,506 receiving yards last week. The other players to reach those standards have been Florida’s Percy Harvin and Kadarius Toney, Kentucky’s Randall Cobb, Ole Miss’ Dexter McCluster and South Carolina’s Pharoh Cooper.
11 Consecutive Miami games have featured at least one TD pass by QB Tyler Van Dyke. During the 11-game streak, Van Dyke has completed 235-of-368 passes for 3,385 yards with 28 TDs and seven interceptions.
25 Victories without a loss for Texas A&M under coach Jimbo Fisher when the Aggies held the lead at the end of the first quarter. When Texas A&M hasn’t been in front after one period, its record under Fisher is 10-15.
25 Consecutive games with at least one reception for Texas A&M WR Ainias Smith. During the streak, Smith has caught 102 passes for 1,271 yards and 14 TDs.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.