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After seeing the Oklahoma Sooners blow a 17-0 lead in the first round against Alabama on Friday night in a 34-24 loss, the Longhorns watched as the Texas A&M Aggies had their historic season come to an end in an ugly 10-3 loss at home to the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday afternoon.

During his weekly appearance on the Pat McAfee Show on ESPN, Saban accused the Aggies of “piping in” crowd noise during games at Kyle Field. Texas A&M hosts Miami in the opening round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday.

Miami star Malachi Toney lined up for a punt return deep in their own territory, but Toney changed the game with a sensational return. Toney broke through 55 yards down to the Texas A&M 25-yard line to give the Hurricanes their best chance at points all afternoon.

Nick Saban has called out Texas A&M, claiming that the team adds in more crowd noise at Kyle Field to disorientate the opponents.