Aggies WR Ainias Smith OUT For Remainder of New Mexico Game

Aggies wideout Ainias Smith will miss the remainder of the New Mexico game with an injury

Matt Galatzan | Sep 18, 2021

Texas A&M will be without star-wideout Ainias Smith for the remainder of the team's game vs. the New Mexico Lobos due to a concussion Smith suffered in the second quarter of Saturday's game.

Smith suffered the injury following a 50-yard punt return that would be called back after a review that showed Smith's elbow on the ground at the spot of the catch.

It was the second big punt return of the game from Smith to be called by for the Aggies after a holding call reversed what would have been a touchdown in the first quarter.

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In place of Smith, Moose Muhammed was inserted into the lineup at both punt return and as a receiver, and thrived, scoring on a touchdown pass from Zach Calzada in the third quarter to give the Aggies a commanding 34-0 lead.

Typical recovery time for a concussion is typically one week, with Smith required to pass a series of tests and evaluations before being cleared to return to action.

Smith will hope to be cleared in time to return for next week when the Aggies head to Arlington to face the Arkansas Razorbacks at AT&T Stadium.

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Published Sep 18, 2021

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.