Report: Ainias Smith will not play in Texas A&M bowl game

Texas A&M star receiver Ainias Smith will not play in the Aggies bowl game, according to a report from Click2Houston.

Smith was planning to play in the bowl but he suffered an injury in the regular season finale against LSU, meaning that he has played his last game in a Texas A&M uniform. Smith is hoping to receive a Senior Bowl invite and to suit up in that game.

“I was going to play in the bowl game, but I broke my finger,” Smith told Click2Houston. “So right now, I’m just doing offseason workouts with a new coaching staff and me not being able to play in the bowl game. I’m very honored about the Senior Bowl. I haven’t seen the invite yet, but I’m definitely very excited.”

Ainias Smith caught 53 passes for 795 yards and two touchdowns this season. He signed with the Aggies in the class of 2019 as the No. 769 overall player in the country.

Smith caught a pass in 36 consecutive games to end his college career. He started 37 games for the Aggies.

Mike Elko shares his plans for offense at Texas A&M

New Texas A&M Aggies head coach Mike Elko has already proved what he can do on the defensive side of the ball in College Station. Now, however, the question is what he’s going to do on the offensive side of the ball.

At his introductory press conference, Elko was asked about his plans for that side of the ball.

“For everybody that’s the million dollar question and what I tell people is this, we’re going to find a way to play explosive offense,” Mike Elko said. “We’re going to be part of the modern era. We’re going to be able to switch up tempos, we’re going to be able to utilize our personnel. I think in this day and age you’ve got to be able to be very multiple and very adaptable in what you do on offense.”

At this point, Mike Elko isn’t interested in saying what type of system he’s going to run at Texas A&M. However, he did emphasize that he wants a multiple offense that is going to rely on playmakers.

“I think people get caught up in these words like they mean everything, like, oh, we got to be spread or we got to be pro-style. And at the end of the day, we’ve got to be a group that knows how to attack defenses, get the ball in our playmakers hands and allow them to be successful.”