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LSU football recruiting target throws subtle shade at Texas A&M

Five-star defensive lineman Maason Smith, one of LSU football’s top 2021 recruiting targets, recently told 247Sports that he talks with five schools on a daily basis.

According to Smith, those five schools are the ones he’s focused on at the moment.

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU and Texas A&M are the schools currently in Smith’s top five.

While Smith included the Aggies among his top schools, he also took a subtle, perhaps unintended, shot at Texas A&M.

Smith, who is rated as the No. 1 player in the state of Louisiana and the No.