Tuesday, November 20, 2007

RB Smith doesn't make cut for award

 
UCF junior TB Kevin Smith has posted one of the best offensive seasons in school history, but his efforts for now will be without national-award hardware this season.

A week after becoming the first UCF player to be named a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award, presented to nation's top running back, Smith missed the finalist cut announced Monday.

Michigan's Mike Hart, Arkansas' Darren McFadden and Rutgers' Ray Rice all made the final cut.

But Smith, just 55 yards away from the first 2,000-yard season in state history, had a tough road to making the final cut for the Doak.

Only three players from non-major conferences have ever won the award.

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