Monday, December 10, 2007

Big numbers, little attention for UCF's Smith

 
While Tim Tebow, Chase Daniel, Colt Brennan and Darren McFadden are in New York City enjoying steaks, luxury hotels and all that goes with the Heisman Trophy ceremony this weekend, Kevin Smith will be in Orlando, Fla., studying for finals and getting ready for a bowl game against Mississippi State.

Kevin who?

Kevin Smith? The director? Silent Bob?

No. Kevin Smith, the NCAA's leading rusher. In what will go down as one of the more underappreciated individual campaigns in college football history, Smith finished the regular season with 2,448 rushing yards — just 180 yards shy of Barry Sanders' single-season record. If he turns in an average game in the Liberty Bowl, he will go for 180 and then some to finish 2007 as the owner of the greatest rushing season in Division I-A/College Bowl Subdivision history.

Peter Schrager: FoxSports

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