.Pete ThamelMax OlsonCloseMax OlsonESPN Staff WriterCovers the Big 12Joined ESPN in 2012Graduate of the Educational Institution of NebraskaAug 11, 2024, 05:49 PM ETTexas A&M operating back Rueben Owens is actually assumed to skip the season after experiencing a significant lesser body system injury in the course of a skirmish on Saturday, sources told ESPN.Owens produced 743 all-purpose backyards and also three touchdowns and gained SEC All-Freshman tributes in the course of his accurate freshman time in 2023. The No. 44 overall recruit in the 2023 ESPN 300 led SEC freshers in rushing lawns (385) and also zing yield lawns (249 ). The El Campo, Texas, native was actually set to be among the Aggies' best playmakers as a sophomore under brand new trainer Mike Elko." Rueben Owens endured a lower leg trauma in our skirmish on Sunday," Elko pointed out in a Sunday declaration. "I will definitely resolve his accident at my following media accessibility." Publisher's Picks1 RelatedTexas A&M returns its prominent rusher in junior Amari Daniels, who got 532 lawns and scored 6 TDs final season, as well as junior operating back Le'Veon Moss (484 hurrying lawns, five touchdowns). The Aggies likewise included Stanford finish transactions EJ Smith, the child of Pro Soccer Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Johnson, through the move portal this offseason. Smith hurried for 557 gardens and also 5 goals over 24 job video games with the Cardinal.Texas A&M will definitely open its season Aug. 31 at home against Notre Dame, the No. 7 crew in the preseason American Football Coaches Organization Survey.