Week 6 Stats: 220 rushing yards, 13 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns
It’s an NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office Rookie of the Week three-peat for Smith. The sophomore running back put AIC’s defense on skates on Saturday when he torched the field for a career-high 220 rushing yards on 13 carries. In addition, Smith ran for two touchdowns, including an 85-yard carry — the longest by an NEC rusher this season — on the opening play of Central Connecticut’s eighth drive of the game at the 8:13 mark of the third quarter. His second score of the game, an explosive 53-yard touchdown rush, came just over five minutes later. Behind Smith’s performance, which marked the league’s first 200-plus-rushing yard effort of the season, the Blue Devils cruised to a commanding 51-14 victory to extend their home winning streak to five contests. Smith enters the week as the NEC’s rushing leader with 426 total yards and 85.2 rushing yards per game. With his latest honor, a Blue Devil has now taken home the league’s top rookie award in five of seven weeks this season.