{
  "id": 8560734,
  "title": "Missouri football Darris Smith injury update. Standout EDGE helped off field",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/missouri-football-darris-smith-injury-update-standout-edge-helped-off",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T23:33:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/missouri-football-darris-smith-injury-233354291.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Missouri football defensive end Darris Smith suffered an injury during the first quarter of the Tigers' game against Troy on Saturday evening in Columbia. While Smith's exact injury details are currently unknown, he required assistance to leave the field. The Missouri Tigers were trailing 7-0 at the time with 3:18 minutes left in the first quarter. Smith was spotted being guided to the injury tent shortly thereafter. Shortly after, he was seen being helped into the Missouri locker room. There is no further information available regarding the nature and extent of his injury at this time. The Missouri Daily Tribune will provide more updates as they become available.",
  "summary": "Missouri football defensive end Darris Smith had to be helped off the field during MU's game against Troy.",
  "key_points": [
    "Missouri defensive end Darris Smith injured in first quarter",
    "Smith required assistance to leave field during game vs Troy",
    "Missouri Daily Tribune to provide further injury updates"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The injury to Darris Smith leaves Missouri football vulnerable on defence, at least for a period, as the team was already trailing early in the game against Troy.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}