Navy starting quarterback Tago Smith, who left the Midshipmen's 52-16 victory against Fordham on Saturday in the second quarter, was diagnosed with a torn ACL in his right knee, MRI results revealed Monday.

Smith is scheduled for surgery this week and is expected to miss the rest of the 2016 season.

The Midshipmen were playing their first game without record-setting quarterback Keenan Reynolds, who rushed for 88 touchdowns as a four-year starter. After serving for three years as Reynolds' backup, Smith ran Navy's triple-option offense flawlessly until he was injured on a 22-yard run with 14:17 left in the half. In just over one quarter of action vs. Fordham, Smith rushed for 97 yards on 10 carries with a pair of touchdowns.

"This is a tough day for Tago, his family and the Navy Brotherhood," Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo said, via the Baltimore Sun Media Group. "Tago was just beginning to show people his amazing talents. He was operating our offense at a very high level and on track for a huge day when this unfortunate injury occurred."

Navy drew national headlines in Week 1 for playing freshman Malcolm Perry, who wasn't dressed and was pulled out of the stands, in response to Smith's injury. Despite playing well, Perry is No. 3 on the depth chart behind senior Will Worth, who threw for 78 yards against Fordham, and sophomore Zach Abbey, who didn't play against Fordham due to a suspension.

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