'Hard to Control!' Aggies Coach Jimbo Fisher Praises 'Tremendous' Ainias Smith

"The team [was] able to come together and actually execute the things that we've been working on," he added. "I feel real good about that. Our coaches put us in a real good predicament to go ahead and get the plays out and get the ball to the players that we needed to." 

For the Aggies, Smith was the guy they needed to get the ball to. On the game, the receiver finished with 6 catches for 118 yards and a touchdown, which he scored on a 42-yard connection from Max Johnson after phasing through multiple defenders. 

"His ability to create separation is physical but it's also mental," Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher said of Smith. "He knows how to set you up. He understands football. He understands leverage. He understands angles. Changes speeds and what you're trying to accomplish on the play."

It wasn't just that play that Fisher was pleased with however. 

"[Smith] is a very physically and gifted football player, but he's [also] a tremendous competitor," he said. "But he's also a very smart football player. When you put that combination together, it's hard to control." 

Smith's talent is undeniable. It's why Texas A&M has consistently had one of the conference's best-receiving corps — and arguably the NCAA. But apart from him, the Aggies were able to rely on their offensive weapons and each other, which Smith says stemmed from the Aggies' productive bye-week. 

"I feel like we did a real good job coming together during the bye week," Smith said. "After a two-week losing streak, we came together as a team. We were holding each other accountable ... and I feel like we definitely have grown together as a brotherhood and as an offense." 

Fisher certainly agreed.

"[I'm] happy for our guys," Fisher said. "[We] got a win, learned how to win again [and] handled the things [we had] to handle. ... It wasn't perfect, but [there were] some really good things in the game." 

Next week, Texas A&M will hit the road to Oxford to face the Ole Miss Rebels as it looks to turn its win into a winning streak. Smith will be crucial to that success, as will the rest of his teammates, who certainly will prepare this week the way they did over the break — and if all goes well, that will be clear on the field. 

Kickoff Saturday from Vaught-Hemingway Stadium is set for 11 a.m. CST.