With just mere months separating us between a thrilling college football season, there’s never a better time to plan ahead and pinpoint the best games to tune into for every Saturday afternoon.
Patrick Conn of College Sports Wire put together a beast of a breakdown that highlights one must-see game for every week of the 2023 college football season. With the Maroon and White entering a crucial fall season, the September 9 matchup between Texas A&M and Miami cracked the list of can’t-miss games as an honorable mention.
Here’s the reasoning behind the Aggies-Hurricanes matchup being one you can’t miss out on:
Last year the Aggies came away victorious after defending their home turf. Now Miami gets the Texas A&M on South Beach, looking for retribution.
The Aggies have faced the Hurricanes four times between 1944-2022, sporting a .500 record at 2-2. As mentioned in the original piece, the Maroon and White successfully defended their home turf back in September with a 17-9 win, as the Aggies defense held the Hurricanes to single-digits despite being outgained on the ground (175-to-124 rushing yards) and through the air (217-to-140 passing yards).
At the time, quarterback Max Johnson completed 10-of-20 pass attempts with a touchdown without throwing an interception, but as it pertains to their rematch in the fall, it seems likely that it will be second-year signal-caller Conner Weigman under center for the Aggies.
In five starts for A&M last season, Weigman completed 55.3 percent of his passes for 896 yards and eight touchdowns without an interception. After being thrust into the fire as a true freshman, Weigman is a name to watch as he returns in year two with a new offensive coordinator in Bobby Petrino, whose track record of success with quarterbacks speaks for itself.
Much like the Aggies added Petrino to breathe some new life into an offense that ranked 101st in scoring a year ago (22.8 PPG), the Canes also hired a new OC in Shannon Dawson. Dawson makes his way from Houston as the Cougars come off of their best season in recent memory (8-5 record) while ranking 17th in scoring (36.1 PPG).
It’s safe to say that both of these programs are looking to make a resounding statement early on into the 2023 season. Picking up a win on September 9, all while flexing the impact of their new OCs, is just one of many reasons to tune into this matchup come fall.
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