WATCH: Arkansas vs Texas A&M game ends with wild, wacky field goal miss
The Arkansas Razorbacks missed a game-tying field goal in the fourth quarter that missed after hitting the top of the goal post. With Arkansas trailing 23-21 against Texas A&M and time running out in the game, coach Sam Pittman played for the win off of kicker Cam Little‘s leg. Taking the clock down as low as possible before calling their last timeout with 1:35 left on the clock, Arkansas attempted a 42-yard field goal to take the lead over the Aggies.
The career 81.5 percent kicker missed the kick in the most unlikely of fashions — with the ball hitting the very top of the goal post and bouncing awkwardly backwards.
As a result the Aggies were able to ice the game with the ball back and Arkansas only having one timeout remaining, winning 23-21 after trailing 14-0 early. The Aggies stopped a goal-line touchdown try by the Razorbacks in the second quarter by forcing a fumble that they returned the length of the field for a touchdown. Instead of entering the locker rooms with a potential 14-point deficit, Texas A&M managed to cut it to a one-point game.
The momentum carried through into the second half, where the Aggies defense held Arkansas to just another seven points and the long field goal try in the big win.
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Unfortunately for the Aggies, one of their brightest offensive stars seemed to suffer a major injury in the win. Senior running back and wide receiver Ainias Smith suffered an injury to his right leg that kept him down for a long time before exiting the game. While blocking on a routine play, an Arkansas defender made a tackle behind him and rolled into Smith’s legs. Replay showed the defender’s body pin Smith’s right leg to the ground at an awkward angle, before Smith remained down on the field and needed trainers.
When Smith exited the injury tent, he was wearing a protective boot around his right ankle and was walking on crutches — before spending an emotional moment with his father on the sideline as he shared what the team’s medical staff told him.