(AP) -- Colorado (4-4, 1-3) at Texas A&M (3-5), 1 p.m. Saturday Line: Texas A&M by 3½. Series Record: Colorado leads 5-2. Last Meeting: 2005, Colorado 41, Texas A&M 20 What's at Stake
With difficult Big 12 tests ahead, the Aggies need a victory to keep their bowl hopes alive. A&M still has dates with No. 4 Oklahoma and top-ranked Texas remaining. The Aggies could also use a home victory - they're 1-4 at Kyle Field. Colorado is trying to bounce back from a 58-0 loss to Missouri, the first time the Buffaloes were shut out since 1988. Key Matchup
Jerrod Johnson vs. Colorado's defense. Johnson threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns in A&M's 49-35 win at Iowa State last week. He also completed 31 of 39 passes (79.5 percent), a school record. Colorado leads the Big 12 in pass defense (213.6 yards per game), even after Chase Daniel went 31-for-37 for 302 yards and five touchdowns in Missouri's blowout win last week. Players to watch
Texas A&M: Freshman WR Ryan Tannehill, who now holds single-season school records for catches (39) and receiving yards (583) by a freshman.
Colorado: RB Rodney Stewart, the Big 12's top freshman rusher, averaging 75.4 yards per game. Stewart has three 100-yard games this season, matching a school record for a freshman. Facts & Figures
Colorado has won two of its three visits to Kyle Field. ... Colorado junior linebacker Jeff Smart's 72 tackles rank fourth in the Big 12. A&M junior linebacker Matt Featherston's 67 tackles rank sixth. ... Buffaloes' sophomore PK Aric Goodman has missed 7 of 10 field-goal attempts, though he's 20-for-20 on extra-point kicks. ... A&M senior punter Justin Brantly leads the Big 12 with a 46.2-yard average. Brantly has dropped 51 career punts inside the 20-yard line. ... A&M freshman kick returner Cyrus Gray has 650 yards on kickoff returns, a single-season school record.
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