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Can Le’Veon Moss & Amari Daniels Carry Texas A&M RB Load After Rueben Owens Injury?
The Texas A&M Aggies suffered a huge setback over the weekend when they lost starting running back Rueben Owens for the season with a lower-body injury.
Last season, Owens ran 101 times for 385 yards and three scores. While those stats might not pop off the page, he had taken a major leap forward during spring and fall camp workouts.
And by all accounts, he was expected to take on the lead roll in the running back room this season.
Obviously, those plans have now been derailed.
Fortunately for the Aggies, they have a good deal of experience in the room, with Amari Daniels and Le’Veon Moss, and both should be ready to carry the load in the season opener.
In 2023, Daniels and Moss combined for 201 carries for 1,016 yards and 11 touchdowns, with both averaging around five yards per carry.
And while neither of the pair comes with the pedigree and hype that surround the former five-star, they do form a formidable pairing that helped the Aggies to a 7-5 record (including three losses to top-25 teams by a combined 16 points).
Coming to College Station as part of the 2022 class, Moss was also rated as one of the top running backs in the country, ranking as a four-star recruit, the No. 3 player at the position, and the No. 67 player in the nation per the On3 Industry Ranking.
Meanwhile, Daniels was also a four-star talent, ranking as the No. 23 running back in the 2021 class, per On3.
However, they won’t be at it alone, either, with former four-star recruit and Stanford transfer running back EJ Smith also making his debut with the program this season.
Over the past four seasons with the Cardinal, Smith appeared in 24 games, rushing for 557 yards and averaging over five yards per carry. In 2023 he had career highs across the board before suffering a season-ending injury, rushing 53 times for 218 yards and hauling in 33 catches for 242 yards.
He was also named the team’s starter in 2022 before suffering a season ending injury.
In other words, while the loss of Owens is obviously a major blow, there is more than enough talent and experience between Moss, Daniels and Smith to help the Aggies have a successful season.
At least on paper.
The Aggies will find out one way or the other on August 31 when they host the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in primetime at Kyle Field.
Tensions are rising between the United States and Iran, as a deadline from President Donald Trump fuels concerns about potential military action.
Just hours before President Trump’s deadline for Iran to accept a deal or face military consequences, Iranian Americans in North Texas feared for their relatives on the ground, saying the focus should stay on the people of Iran.
“We’re in a wartime, so everyone’s worried and following the news,” said Homeira Hesami, the chairwoman for the Iranian American Community of North Texas. “The internet’s still being down, you know, we don’t have a very secure way to communicate with our family and friends back home, so sometimes, you know, they may be able to call out, but it’s very patchy.”
Tuesday, Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran does not open the Strait of Hormuz, following similar threats he made on Easter Sunday. TCU Political Science Professor Ralph Carter offered this perspective on the potential loss of life.
“In the worst-case scenario, President Trump carries out massive attacks against civilian targets, killing thousands or even millions of people, then I think Congress has to act,” said Carter.
Carter added that targeting an entire civilization could amount to a war crime and raises serious questions about Mr. Trump’s legal authority. He said this also shakes up the U.S.’s relationships with its allies.
“I do think that Iran will survive, whatever happens,” Carter said. “I think the Iranian people will be united in a rally around the flag phenomenon to defend their homeland against an aggressor, and I think, again, this is one of those things where a weaker power outlasts a stronger power, because the stronger power gets tired of the price they have to pay to try to get a victory.”
Hesami believes change in Iran must come from the Iranian people, not through foreign intervention.
“War has proven that sometimes it is not the solution, and the solution is relying on the Iranian people and their organized resistance,” she said.
Less than two hours before his deadline for Iran to either cut a deal with the U.S. or face massive strikes on its power plants, Mr. Trump said he agreed to a “double sided CEASEFIRE” with Iran.
“I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” the president wrote on Truth Social.
He said the ceasefire, which he agreed to at Pakistan’s request, was “subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be joining Texas Gov. Greg Abbot at the Perez Art Museum in Miami on Tuesday for an event promoting economic growth.
The event is being organized by the Texas Stock Exchange, and several business and policy leaders will be in attendance.
The event starts at 11 a.m.
Tuesday’s contest will broadcast on ESPN+ and can be heard locally on 1150 AM/93.7 FM The Zone. Fans can follow along through live stats or on X, @AggieBaseball.
The midweek marks the 66th meeting all-time between the programs, with the Aggies (25-6) leading the series 50-15 over the Bobcats (21-10). The two programs met at Blue Bell Park on March 17, with the Aggies claiming a 9-6 victory. In midweek games this season, Texas A&M is 7-0.
The Maroon & White are fresh off a series win over Vanderbilt, which featured a 12-0 shutout in the series finale to clinch the series. Aiden Sims received SEC Pitcher of the Week honors after pitching seven shutout innings in the rubber match, striking out eight batters.
The Aggies combined for 11 home runs in the series, marking the second consecutive conference series the lineup has accomplished the feat.
In 31 games this season, Texas A&M boasts the 15th-best batting average (.322) in the country and ranks inside the top five national ranks in on-base percentage (.458), slugging percentage (.593), home runs (66), runs scored (309) and walks (208).
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