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How Mark Fletcher became the engine powering Miami's run

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson's game plan for Miami's first College Football Playoff appearance was to throw the kitchen sink at Texas A&M, to run every twist on every play he could imagine until something broke. He would leave no stone unturned.

By the fourth quarter, however, the score was tied at 3, and both offenses had traded blows in a battle of attrition. All the gadget plays and misdirection had amounted to nothing.