After recording just their second confernce loss, the Texas A&M Aggies are forced to win out if they want to grace the College Football Playoff. Rankings might be hard to ignore, but for once, they don't seem to matter.
After a quadruple-overtime loss to the Auburn Tigers Saturday evening, the math is simple. If Mike Elko and company win against Texas, they're SEC Championship-bound with a clear shot at the playoff. If they lose, any and all postseason aspirations fade away.
Saturday's showdown against the Longhorns will solely determine who will join the Georgia Bulldogs in Atlanta, and a win there will likely put Texas A&M in the playoffs. Though if that's the goal they're shooting for, they'll need to put up a much better fight than they did against the Tigers. In order to land where it wants to, however, it'll need to overcome the woes that tend to follow the spotlight — especially with College Game Day making its second visit of the season for the renewed rivalry — and some of its own grief.
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