Rashad Smith Named OVC Player of the Week
11/11/2012 2:29:00 PM | Football
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Jacksonville State's Rashad Smith was named the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Sunday.
Smith helped the Gamecocks post their 10th straight winning season with a 38-23 win over Austin Peay on Saturday. The 10 straight winning seasons is the longest such stretch in the school's 108-year history.
The junior linebacker finished with 14 tackles, including a career-high 13 solo stops, and also had one tackle for loss. He also intercepted his first pass of the season and returned it 19 yards on the games opening drive to stop a Governors drive.
This marks the second time this season Smith has earned OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Jacksonville State returns to action this Saturday as the Gamecocks travel to The Swamp to face No. 7 Florida. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. and the game is available on pay-per-view through ESPN Game Plan.
Smith helped the Gamecocks post their 10th straight winning season with a 38-23 win over Austin Peay on Saturday. The 10 straight winning seasons is the longest such stretch in the school's 108-year history.
The junior linebacker finished with 14 tackles, including a career-high 13 solo stops, and also had one tackle for loss. He also intercepted his first pass of the season and returned it 19 yards on the games opening drive to stop a Governors drive.
This marks the second time this season Smith has earned OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Jacksonville State returns to action this Saturday as the Gamecocks travel to The Swamp to face No. 7 Florida. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. and the game is available on pay-per-view through ESPN Game Plan.
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