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Watch: Army LB Arik Smith lays epic hit on Navy fullback to open Army-Navy game
Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports

The hitting started early during the annual Army-Navy Game on Saturday. 

Black Knights linebacker Arik Smith wasted no time laying out Navy star fullback Jamale Carothers with an awesome hit near the line of scrimmage in the first quarter.

Watch this bone-crunching hit:

If Army is going to pull off the upset today, we’ll need to see more of these types of impact plays from the Black Knights on defense.

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

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