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Texas A&M, which only two weeks ago held the coveted No. 4 spot in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, will try to bounce back from back-to-back upset losses when it hosts Texas-San Antonio in a non-conference game on Saturday afternoon (noon ET, ESPNU) at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.The No. 23 Aggies (7-3, 4-3 SEC West) have struggled in November under head coach Kevin Sumlin, who is now squarely on the hot seat after losing at unranked Mississippi State 35-28 and blowing a 15-point lead in the final 15 minutes last week in a 29-28 home loss to Ole Miss 29-28.That was one of the toughest losses Ive ever been around, Aggies defensive coordinator John Chavis said Tuesday.Not only have Texas A&Ms CFP chances evaporated, the chances of even playing in a major bowl game is now in serious jeopardy.The Aggies lost starting quarterback Trevor Knight (shoulder) for the season against the Bulldogs and play-making free safety Armani Watts against the Rebels. And star defensive end Myles Garrett, considered the potential No. 1 overall pick in next springs NFL draft, also has been slowed by leg and ankle injuries. He had just one tackle against Ole Miss but is expected to play Saturday.Theres nobody in this building that are happy about the last two weeks, Sumlin said in his weekly Tuesday press conference. Theres no way you can be. Those are two games we wanted to win, two games -- where we were headed and what was at stake -- were big games.Texas A&M is now just 4-8 in its last 12 games in November with three of the wins over Louisiana-Monroe, Western Carolina and Vanderbilt. But the Aggies still have a chance to gain momentum going into the off-season and even finish with a 10-3 record if they can win their final three games (counting the bowl).First up is an interesting contest against a UTSA program on the rise on Saturday in College Station, Texas. A win over the Roadrunners would give Texas A&M some much needed confidence heading into the regular-season finale at home versus LSU.When its all said and done, depending on what happens in these next two games, says a lot about where this team is going to be, Sumlin said.UTSA is finishing up a three-game road trip that started with a 45-25 win over Middle Tennessee and included a 63-35 loss at Louisiana Tech in a Conference USA West Division showdown for first place.The Roadrunners have never defeated a nationally ranked team in five tries, the most recent a 69-14 loss at No. 25 Oklahoma State last season. UTSA did give a respectable Pac-12 opponent, Arizona State, a tussle earlier this season at home before losing 32-28.Those guys have gotten loose last couple of games. Sumlin said. Gone for quite a bit of yardage. Can really, really run.UTSA averages 170.4 yards rushing per game, which ranks 71st nationally. Sophomore Jalen Rhodes (70.9) and senior Jarveon Williams (67.5) have each scored eight touchdowns and combine for an average of 138.4 yards per game on the ground.Junior quarterback Jake Hubenak had a decent outing in his first full game as the starter for Texas A&M against Ole Miss. He completed 16 of 27 passes for 213 yards and two touchdowns and one interception and hit Christian Kirk for a 69-yard gain to set up the Aggies first touchdown. Hubenka also threw TD passes of 1 yard to Speedy Noil and 13 yards to Josh Reynolds. However, other than the long pass to Kirk, he managed only 144 passing yards, less than six yards per attempt.Without Knights presence as a running threat, Texas A&M didnt establish a strong running game against Mississippi, finishing the day with 129 rushing yards. Running back Trayveon Willliams led the Aggies with 72 yards and now needs 124 yards to reach 1,000 for the season.Injuries are not excuse in this league at this point in year, Sumlin said. 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He leads Georgia Tech with 578 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns despite missing the three games.It gives us some more depth, coach Paul Johnson said Tuesday when asked about Mills return. Most games weve played both those guys, and Im sure thats what will happen again. Its good to have him back. I think hes a good player.Added Johnson: It never hurts to have one of your better players back playing.Marshall ran for 270 yards the last two games and said after the Virginia game the success made him a more confident runner.It definitely feels good to get some things going, Marshall said. In the game, especially as a running back, once you get some positive plays, it helps you with your confidence and helps you play better. I think it helps me play better.Johnson also expects to have some key players return from injuries.Brad Stewart, tied for second on the team with 115 catches, is expected to play after leaving last weeks game with an ankle injury.ddddddddddddStewart also is the teams punt returner.Freshman left tackle Jahaziel Lee, who missed last weeks game with an undisclosed upper body injury, also is expected to play.Lee and another freshman, left guard Parker Braun, are listed as starters. A third first-year offensive lineman, center Kenny Cooper, started against Virginia Tech.Johnson said Mills, Lee, Braun, Cooper and receiver Jalen Camp have made this a strong class of freshmen on offense.I think that class is going to turn out to be a big class for Georgia Tech, Johnson said.Georgia Tech (7-4) might move up a notch on the Atlantic Coast Conferences pecking order of bowl-eligible teams by beating Georgia. The bigger goal is winning the state rivalry.Beating then-No. 18 Virginia Tech gave the Yellow Jackets a boost. Even so, Saturdays game at Georgia could define the Yellow Jackets season.Johnson said the season could end up being really good or could end up being dead average.Johnson took a win over Georgia in 2008, his first season at Georgia Tech, but then suffered five straight losses in the series before the Yellow Jackets took a 30-24 overtime win in Athens in 2014.Georgia (7-4) has won 13 of the last 15 in the series, including a 13-7 win in Atlanta last year.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '