"Texas A&M's historic season ended with a gut-punch, as quarterback Marcel Reed, who'd driven the Aggies to the Miami 5-yard line with 27 seconds left, threw an interception in the back of the endzone in a 10-3 loss to Miami at Kyle Field. The loss, in front of 104,122, the second-biggest crowd in CFP history, ended the Aggies' season at 11-2, tying A&M's 1939, 1998 and 2012 teams for the second-most wins in program history, behind the 1992 team that finished 12-1."
"Mike Elko, the Aggies' second-year head coach, said the loss will sting, but that this shouldn't discount what the team did. He said when he took over before last season that this was not an elite program ready to compete for a national championship. In his first season, the Aggies finished 8-5 after a 7-1 start, and went into the offseason vowing to put an emphasis on finishing games. They did that all year, starting 11-0, but lost their final two games: to Texas in Austin and then the loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday, their first at home this season."
Texas A&M lost 10-3 to Miami at Kyle Field when quarterback Marcel Reed threw an interception in the back of the end zone after driving to the Miami 5-yard line with 27 seconds left. The loss before 104,122 fans ended the season 11-2, tying the program for the second-most wins in school history. Mike Elko framed the outcome as painful while urging recognition of the team's turnaround from an 8-5 season a year earlier and an 11-0 start this year. The Aggies missed the SEC Championship and CFP quarterfinals as small margins decided late games.
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