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Familiarity reigns as Texas A&M's Noel Mazzone prepares to face UCLA

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Going from UCLA to Texas A&M proved to be a drastic change for offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone.

Not in a football sense, though.

"It's a little bit further to the beach," Mazzone said of his new residence in Aggieland. "I was like a block and a half off the water. The humidity is a little different without the ocean breeze."

It won't exactly be a day at the beach Saturday afternoon when the Aggies host the Bruins at Kyle Field, pitting Mazzone -- the Aggies' new offensive coordinator -- against the team with which he held the same position the last four seasons.