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07/25/22 - EJ Smith, rSr/2025, Texas AM + More +

2022 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: E.J. Smith (Jr.), Stanford,...While this may be a common surname, E. J. Smith is descended from football royalty. Hint, E. J. stands for Emmitt James. Yep, his father, Emmitt, is the Pro Football Hall of Famer who rushed for 18,355 yards and 164 touchdowns in 15 NFL seasons. Meantime, E. J. enters his junior year at Stanford trying to carve out his own legacy. As a sophomore in 2021 he was on the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll; appeared in seven games with one start; Rushed for 133 yards, averaging 5.1 yards per carry, with one touchdown; Added 15 receptions for 74 yards. He scored his first career touchdown on a fourth quarter run, totaling 41 yards (Sept. 18). Even if E. J.'s college rushing counted towards the pros, he still has 10.35 miles to go to catch dad. - Stanford Football

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RB EJ Smith, Texas AM
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07/22/22 - *Devon Achane, Jr/2023, Texas AM + More +

2022 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: Devon Achane (Jr.), Texas A&M,... Achane was named to the Doak Walker Award preseason watchlist. The Doak Walker Award is presented annually to the nation's top college running back. Achane, a junior from Missouri City, Texas, led the Aggies with 11 touchdowns in 2021, including scores as a rusher, receiver and returner. Appearing almost exclusively off the bench, Achane rushed for 910 yards with a team-best nine touchdowns while averaging 7.0 yards per carry, which led the FBS among players with 100-or-more carries. Achane led the team with 1,472 all-purpose yards, chipping in 301 on kickoff return and 261 receiving yards. - goodbullhunting.com

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RB *Devon Achane, Texas AM
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07/22/22 - *Devon Achane, Jr/2023, Texas AM + More +

2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: Devon Achane, Texas A&M,... Running back Devon Achane is one of America's fastest players at his position. He will get more touches for the Aggies following the exit of Isaiah Spiller to the NFL - which means more opportunity for explosive players. He's been a dynamic threat on Texas A&M's track team this spring and brings a similar blaze to the gridiron as a multi-position headache for opposing defenses. Achane galloped his way to 910 yards and nine touchdowns as a sophomore, averaging 7 yards per carry. Over his first two years in College Station, he has also registered 29 total receptions for a 12.3 yards per catch average.

Opened 2022 track season at the Charlie Thomas Invitational clocking 6.71 in the 60m, making him the twelfth fastest performer in school history... Ran to a 1st place finish at the Don Kirby Open in New Mexico in the 60m with a time of 6.63, making him the No. 3 all time Aggie in the event... Competed at the SEC Championships in the 60m and 200m, finishing seventh and eighth, respectively. Outdoor - Opened his season at the Texas Relays, finishing second in the 100m and 11th as part of the 4x100m team. His wind legal time of 10.14 in the 100m prelims makes him the seventh best performer in school history. - Texas A&M Football

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RB *Devon Achane, Texas AM
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07/20/22 - Ainias Smith, rSr/2024, Texas AM + More +

Texas A&M receiver Ainias Smith was arrested early Wednesday on charges of driving while intoxicated, unlawful carrying of a weapon and possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana, according to Brazos County jail records. Smith, 21, was arrested by Texas A&M police and was booked into the Brazos County jail. He posted $8,000 bond and was released later Wednesday, according to jail records. The records did not indicate if he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.

Smith has been suspended from the football team per athletic department policy following his arrest, according to Alan Cannon, a spokesman for Texas A&M. Cannon added that coach Jimbo Fisher was aware of the situation and looking into it. Smith was scheduled to attend SEC Media Days on Thursday in Atlanta with Fisher and two other players. Smith is Texas A&M's top returning receiver after grabbing 47 catches for 509 yards and six touchdowns last season. He has 1,321 yards receiving with 15 touchdowns in three seasons with the Aggies. - AP College Football

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WR Ainias Smith, Texas AM
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07/17/22 - *Antonio Johnson, Jr/2023, Texas AM + More +

2022 WALTER CAMP PRESEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DB Antonio Johnson (Texas A&M),... As a sophomore in 2021, started in all 12 games … Was second on the team with 79 tackles, third with five breakups and fourth among Aggies with 8.5 tackles for loss on the season ... Tallied three tackles in the season-opening win over Kent State … Added four tackles and a pass breakup at Colorado … Tied a team-high five tackles against New Mexico ... Led the Aggies with eight tackles and a pair of pass breakups against Arkansas ... Recorded a career- and team-high 15 tackles against Mississippi State ... Added six tackles and a hurry in the win over No. 1 Alabama ... Snatched his first career pick at Missouri ... Added three tackles, 1.0 for a loss, in the win over No. 12 Auburn ... Recorded 11 tackles, 2.5 for loss, at Ole Miss ... Forced a fumble that was returned for a touchdown against Prairie View ... Led the Aggies with eight tackles at LSU ... Earned the Defensive Mr. Dependable Skill Award and the Defensive Playmaker Award at the annual team banquet. - Texas A&M Football

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FS *Antonio Johnson, Texas AM
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07/14/22 - Ainias Smith, rSr/2024, Texas AM + More +

Safety Demani Richardson, wide receiver Ainias Smith and offensive lineman Layden Robinson will be Texas A&M's player representatives at SEC Media Days in Atlanta next week. The three upperclassmen will accompany Jimbo Fisher to the preseason event next Thursday. The Aggies will take the stage on Thursday, the final day of SEC Media Days, alongside Auburn and Tennessee. Smith started all 12 games for A&M last season at wide receiver and served as a team captain. He led the Aggies with 47 receptions and six touchdowns and ranked second with 509 receiving yards. - Bryan/College Station Eagle

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WR Ainias Smith, Texas AM
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06/30/22 - *Antonio Johnson, Jr/2023, Texas AM + More +

Texas A&M junior defensive back Antonio Johnson was named to the Walter Camp preseason All-America first team Monday. He ranked second on the team in tackles last season with 79 and led A&M with 53 solo tackles. He also had 8.5 tackles for loss and five pass breakups. - Bryan/College Station Eagle

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FS *Antonio Johnson, Texas AM
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06/01/22 - Edgerrin Cooper, rJr/2024, Texas AM + More +

The spat between Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher and Alabama's Nick Saban appears to be over - at least publicly. A jovial Fisher said repeatedly Wednesday that he was "moving on" from the war of words with his former boss that added some soap-opera drama to the Southeastern Conference's spring meetings this week. Fisher said he and Saban had "normal conversations" during two days of meetings with the other 12 SEC football coaches.

The coaches covered topics such as future scheduling models for the conference, transfer rules and how college sports can get a handle on the way athletes are compensated for use of their names, images and likenesses. "It's over with. We're done talking about it. We're moving on to the future of what goes on and try to fix the problems that we have in college football," Fisher said. "There's a lot more pressing needs than our arguments." "We're done. We're moving on. I have no problem," he added. The next time Saban and Fisher are guaranteed to get together is Oct. 8 when the Crimson Tide hosts the Aggies. Texas A&M upset then-No. 1 Alabama last season in College Station, Texas. - AP College Football

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OLB Edgerrin Cooper, Texas AM
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05/24/22 - *Antonio Johnson, Jr/2023, Texas AM + More +

2022 LOTT IMPACT TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: ANTONIO JOHNSON, CB, Texas A&M, So. 6-3, 200, East St. Louis, Ill: All-SEC, 79 tackles, 8.5 tackles for losses. - Lott IMPACT Trophy/The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation

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FS *Antonio Johnson, Texas AM
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05/17/22 - Shemar Turner, Sr/2025, Texas AM + More +

Poised for a 2022 standout season: There are plenty of candidates for breakout players among the newcomers from the nation's top recruiting class. Another is defensive lineman Shemar Turner, the prized signee of 2021 and a member of the rotation last season behind DeMarvin Leal and Tyree Johnson. - AP College Football

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DT Shemar Turner, Texas AM
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03/05/22 - EJ Smith, rSr/2025, Texas AM + More +

Shaw admitted that Stanford's losing streak last year took a toll on the locker room. Every position group on the team needed to improve, he said, but the two priorities for the Cardinal this offseason are straightforward. "Stopping the run and running the football," Shaw said. "Those two are the biggest impetus for the changes that we've made." It was Smith, the highly touted recruit and son of NFL Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith, that stole the show in the final practice of the week with his breakaway run. Shaw and offensive coordinator Tavita Pritchard confirmed that the junior is slated to take over as the top running back after the departure of Austin Jones and Nathaniel Peat. "He's got such a unique ability to make people miss in space," Pritchard said. "And the physicality of his game - I just love that he's a violent runner. Unfortunately, sometimes it's been tough for him to stay healthy. But we're confident with how he's working in the weight room and transforming his body here in the offseason that he'll be able to both utilize that running style and stay healthy for a season."

Smith rushed for 133 yards and 5.1 yards per carry last season in support of starters Jones and Peat, but the Texas-native was sidelined several times by injury. Shaw suggested that Smith would have taken on a bigger role last year after a breakout performance against Vanderbilt had he stayed healthy. In that September game, Smith scored his only touchdown of the season after an impressive cutback and hurdle into the endzone. "He was just getting going three different times when injury kept him out," Shaw said. "What he did at the end of the Vanderbilt game was really exciting, and we were ready to give him a bigger chunk of the offense." - The Stanford Daily

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RB EJ Smith, Texas AM
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02/28/22 - Aidan Siano, Jr/2025, Texas AM + More +

2021 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (COACHES): LB Aidan Siano, Rice,...Siano is a true freshman who found immediate playing time on special teams before moving into the starting lineup over the final three games. He made his starting debut against WKU and was credited with three tackles. He followed that with five stops and a shared sack at UTEP. - Rice Football

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ILB Aidan Siano, Texas AM
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02/28/22 - Blair Zepeda, rSr/2024, Texas AM + More +

2021 ALL-WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): K - Blair Zepeda, R-So., Abilene Christian,...Zepeda proved to be an integral part of the Abilene Christian success this fall, with his right leg accounting for 72 total points. The Richardson, Texas native went 13-of-17 on field goal attempts, including a 3-for-3 day with a career long of 53 against the defending National Champions in the final game of the season. - Abilene Christian Football

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K Blair Zepeda, Texas AM
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02/28/22 - Tyreek Chappell, rSr/2026, Texas AM + More +

2021 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (COACHES): DB Tyreek Chappell, Texas A&M,...Chappell (Philadelphia, Pa.) appeared in all 12 games as a defensive back, starting the last eight. He ranked in the top 10 on the team in tackles with 41 and registered a team-high nine pass breakups. Chappell recorded his first career interception in the win over South Carolina. - Texas A&M Football

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CB Tyreek Chappell, Texas AM
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02/28/22 - Edgerrin Cooper, rJr/2024, Texas AM + More +

2021 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (COACHES): LB Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M,...Texas A&M was represented by defensive back Tyreek Chappell, linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, offensive lineman Reuben Fatheree II, offensive lineman Bryce Foster and defensive lineman Shemar Turner. The five honorees were the most by A&M since the 2018 season when Aggies claimed six places on the all-freshman team (JaShaun Corbin - RB, AP, RS; Bobby Brown - DL; Tyree Johnson - DL; Seth Small - K). - Texas A&M Football

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