The Texas A&M Aggies are alive and well in the College Football Playoff hunt.
Luckily for them, they received a better placement than they might've expected. The Aggies came in at No. 14 on the initial rankings, leaving them as the second team out of the expanded playoff behind No. 13 SMU. That's a higher than their No. 15 ranking in the AP Poll and No. 16 ranking in the Coaches Poll. A pleasant surprise in what's otherwise been a week for self-reflection.Well for starters, the CFP ranking gets credit for placing A&M above No.
Aside from that, there's not really much else that effects the Aggies, at least in a different way than the other polls. They still control their own destiny, with tiebreakers getting them to the SEC Championship Game if they win out, but a third loss all but ends their playoff hopes. All things considered, that's about as good of a position they could be in at this point in the season.
Following this week's bye, the Aggies will look to keep their playoff hopes alive when they face New Mexico State, Auburn and rival Texas to close the regular season.Marcel Reed Announced As Starting Quarterback For Texas A&M Against South CarolinaSteve Spurrier Believes Marcel Reed Is 'Much Better' Than Conner Weigman
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