Joel Klatt shares exactly what helped Miami stun Texas A&M in the CFP

When points are at a premium, execution is even more paramount. Although they only scored 10 points on the road, it was enough to propel the No. 10-seeded Miami Hurricanes past the No. 7 Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday. It was both teams' first foray in the College Football Playoff. Miami won 10-3 because it took better care of the football than Texas A&M did. Carson Beck outplayed Marcel Reed.

FOX Sports' Joel Klatt gave a perfect explanation for why Miami was the team that won on Saturday.

"I felt like the better quarterback won the game. And yet, Marcel Reed's numbers outside of the two interceptions would suggest that he played better than Carson Beck, because Beck's numbers weren't great. Quarterback is all about, all about, the small, minute details."

He then went into great detail about the game-ending interception from Reed to Bryce Fitzgerald.

"For instance, on the last interception Marcel Reed throws for Texas A&M. He's got what is kind of a clear out route over to his left, and then he's got what I would call kind of an angle eight. The key to throwing that ball for a touchdown is to be on time. You cannot throw that ball late! Because it is going to be quickly open and the window is going to be small."

Klatt then tied a bow on his thoughts about the game. He believes "a lack of detail" got A&M beat.

"So there is a specific timing that you have to play with your feet in order to get the ball there, on time and on target. It needs to be thrown on the money and driven on the frame of the wide receiver on time. Shuffle back, firm ball, BANG!, and there it is. If you don't coach it that way, then you're going to be late. If it's not executed that way, then you're going to be late, and it's going to be incomplete or intercepted. So a lack of detail got Texas A&M beat today."

Shannon Dawson did a great job to put Beck into advantageous situations to succeed vs. the wind.

Meanwhile, Collin Klein seemed to be too concerned about taking over at Kansas State to win this.

Miami proved to be the better coached team over Texas A&M on Saturday

From a bird's eye view, the best coach in Saturday's game was Miami defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman. He is a finalist for the Broyles Award for a reason. While Mario Cristobal is every bit the quintessential CEO-type, he did a good job of putting his trust and faith into his coaches to come up big for him. To be frank, Dawson did get a little cute at times in this one, but not to the degree of Klein.

For two teams who were undeniably in untrodden territory, it was kind of embarrassing to see how woefully ill-prepared Mike Elko's team was at home. The Aggies were coming off their only loss of the season. After an 11-0 start, they got their butts spanked by in-state rival Texas in Lone Star down in Austin. The fact Elko could not overcome Klein's inherent levels of distraction were a major blow here.

As for Miami, the Hurricanes may have needed to muddy it up a bit to advance to the Cotton Bowl, where they will face the No. 2-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in their Texas two-step. This is a new season for everyone in the playoff. While Miami showed that it belonged in the playoff field, we should never trust Texas A&M under any circumstances, especially after they played a weak SEC schedule.

No, Beck did not play great, but he did play well enough to win, which is what he has done for years...