An old foe came back to spoil Texas A&M's chances at advancing to the College Football Playoff quarterfinals: a lax rushing defense.

No. 2 Ohio State will begin its quest for a second consecutive national title in Dec. 31's Cotton Bowl against No. 10 Miami. The Hurricanes secured their spot in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals with a road victory versus 10-seed Texas A&M in the first round.

Miami Hurricanes linebacker Mohamed Toure suffered an apparent injury in a goal line stop during the College Football Playoff game at Texas A&M.

The Texas A&M Aggies embarrassingly lost to the Miami Hurricanes 10-3 in the first round of College Football Playoff action on Saturday. Three points scored in a playoff game is indefensibly awful. The blame rests squarely on one obvious person more than anyone else: Marcel Reed.

The Hurricanes scored their first touchdown with just 1:44 left in the fourth quarter, but it was enough to put them over the Aggies in the first round of the College Football Playoff.

Here's what to know on Miami quarterback Carson Beck before the Hurricanes play in their first-ever CFP game on Saturday against Texas A&M.

The No. 10 Hurricanes beat the No. 7 Aggies 10-3 in a defensive battle in the first round. Both teams struggled on offense, but Miami managed to get in the end zone in the final two minutes to take the lead before intercepting A&M in the red zone on the following drive.

The Miami Hurricanes cheerleaders get another game in Texas. After defeating A&M, up next is Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl.