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Texas A&M rode with Marcel Reed at quarterback for the second half of the regular season.
Reed’s success inside the offense led to Connor Weigman transferring to Houston, a move that isn’t a burden on the Aggies’ bowl preparation.
The Aggies are in a better spot than the USC Trojans, who lost quarterback Miller Moss to the transfer portal and running back Woody Marks to an opt-out to prepare for the NFL draft.
USC will start Jayden Maiava at quarterback. He played in the last three regular-season games, but the Trojans’ disadvantage will be in the ground game.
Marks is a 1,000-yard rusher and it could be difficult for USC to generate a ground game without him on the field.
A&M’s biggest opt-out is defensive end Nic Scourton, but no key offensive players are expected to miss the contest.
That could be a big boost for the Aggies to start strong, while USC may be stuck figuring things out in the ground game for most of the night.
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