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00:00 After having his season ended in Arlington last year,
00:03 Aniyah Smith got his vindication as he was an X factor in securing the win over
00:08 Arkansas for Texas A&M.
00:10 Smith is the heart and soul of this Aggies team,
00:13 remembers last year's Southwest Classic a bit differently than his teammates.
00:17 Max Johnson and Evan Stewart combined for a touchdown.
00:20 Damani Richardson and Antonio Johnson had a scoop and
00:23 score that made ESPN SportsCenter to close out a 23-21 win.
00:28 As for Smith, he remembers being helped off the turf, unable to put pressure on
00:33 his right leg, ultimately leaving the stadium with a broken leg and
00:36 separated ankle.
00:38 The play set in today promising breakout campaign and
00:41 a possible future playing on Sundays.
00:44 How would Smith respond?
00:45 One catch in and Smith was back and so was the Aggies usual game plan against
00:50 Arkansas in a 34-22 win in front of 59,000 fans.
00:55 Smith commented on what this game meant to him saying,
00:59 just to be able to come and do what I did, I was just grateful to God.
01:03 All praise to him.
01:04 The Missouri City native finished with a team high four catches for 71 yards.
01:10 But it was a 82 yard punt return for a touchdown that had the Aggie fan base
01:14 erupting and Smith finally relaxed knowing that last year was officially in the past.
01:20 Smith and company will now face the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday at 2.30pm
01:25 at Kyle Field.
01:27 From all Aggies, I'm Alexandra Cox.
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