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100% Texan
Such is life at Central Florida for Kevin Smith, who has quietly put together one of the best seasons for a running back in college football history.
He has run for 2,164 yards this season, fourth-best in NCAA history, and still has two games to play. The junior has 26 touchdowns, a 300-yard game and five more with at least 200 yards. At the rate he's going, only Barry Sanders' 2,628 yards in 1989 will stand ahead of Smith's total this season.
Smith gets to add to those totals Saturday in the Conference USA championship against Tulsa.
Playing in C-USA, at one of those 'other' Florida schools, the hype that usually goes to players with Smith's abilities and statistics has eluded him. He's got no shot at the Heisman Trophy and didn't even make the final cut for the Doak Walker Award, despite putting up better numbers than the finalists: Michigan's Mike Hart, Arkansas' Darren McFadden and Rutgers' Ray Rice. Earlier this week, only two reporters were waiting to interview Smith after practice.
Smith has done little to draw attention to himself. Spare with self-promotion, he gets good grades, keeps his head down and gushes about the offensive line. The junior believably insists he's not sure he'll skip his senior season for the NFL draft, and won't without O'Leary's blessing.
"It's the week of the (Conference USA) championship," Smith said. "Worrying about whether I'm going to be here next year is the last thing that should be on my mind."
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=ap-ucf-smith&prov=ap&type=lgns
I haven't seen the guy play, just the highlights