2012 University of Arkansas Football Media Guide

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state of North Carolina by Rivals.com. He was coached in high school by Scott Young. He was also recruited by Arizona, Clemson, East Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Georgia, Penn State, Wisconsin and South Carolina. PERSONAL: Born Feb. 11, 1992, he is the son of William and Sherry Smith. He is majoring in sociology. Career Highs Tackles....................................6 - Alabama, 2011 Tackles for Loss......................2.0 - Kansas State, 2011^ Sacks......................................2.0 - Kansas State, 2011^ ^AT&T Cotton Bowl (Jan. 6, 2012) QBH PBU FF-FR 0 1 0-0 2 1 0-0 2 2 0-0

Career Game-By-Game 2010 Date Opponent UA-A Tot TFL-Yds Sack-Yds QBH PBU FF-FR 9/4 Tenn. Tech 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0-0 9/11 ULM+ 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0-0 9/18 at Georgia --DNP-9/25 Alabama --DNP-10/9 vs. TAMU^ 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0-0 10/16 at Auburn --DNP-10/23 Ole Miss --DNP-10/30 Vanderbilt 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0-0 11/6 at S. Carolina 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0-0 11/13 UTEP 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1 0-0 11/20 at Miss. St. --DNP-11/27 LSU+ --DNP-1/4 vs. Ohio St.# --DNP-+Little Rock, Ark. ^Arlington, Texas #Sugar Bowl 2011 Date Opponent UA-A Tot TFL-Yds Sack-Yds QBH PBU FF-FR 9/3 Missouri St. 2-2 4 1.5-6 0.5-5 0 0 0-0 9/10 New Mexico+ 0-2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0 0-0 9/17 Troy 3-1 4 1.0-6 1.0-6 1 0 0-0 9/24 at Alabama 2-4 6 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0 0-0 10/1 vs. TAMU^ 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0-0 10/8 Auburn 0-2 2 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 1 0-0 10/22 at Ole Miss 0-2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0-0 10/29 at Vanderbilt 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0-0 11/5 S. Carolina 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0-0 11/12 Tennessee 1-2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0-0 11/19 Miss. St.+ 1-1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0-0 11/25 at LSU 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0-0 1/6 vs. Kansas St.# 2-0 2 2.0-10 2.0-10 0 0 0-0 +Little Rock, Ark. ^Arlington, Texas #Cotton Bowl

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OG, 6-4, 296, SO-1L Springdale, Ark. Springdale HS

CAREER SUMMARY: Smothers has played in seven games with four starts. He became the first true freshman in school history to start a season opener on the offensive line when he opened at tackle vs. Missouri State. 2011: Smothers saw action in seven games and started the first four games of the season. With his start in the season-opening 51-7 win vs. Missouri State, he became the first true freshman in school history to start a season opener on the offensive line and was one of just four true freshman offensive line starters on a BCS automatic-qualifying team in the season’s first week. He was part of an offensive line that allowed the offense to break 16 game or season school records and produce a 3,000-yard passer for the third straight season. Arkansas led the SEC in total offense, passing offense and scoring offense to become just the fifth different school, and first since 2001, to lead the conference in all three categories in a single season and became the sixth team in conference history, and second since 1992, to lead the SEC in passing offense for three straight seasons. The Razorbacks ranked 13th in the country with their average of 300.7 passing yards per game, 15th in the nation with an average of 36.8 points per game and 29th in the NCAA with an average of 438.1 yards of total offense per game. Quarterback Tyler Wilson broke nine UA records and led the SEC in passing and total offense while becoming the first Razorback to be a first-team All-SEC selection at quarterback. Wide receiver Jarius Wright also earned firstteam All-SEC honors after he broke seven school records and led the conference in receiving yards per game with an average of 93.1 to rank 18th in the country and in receiving touchdowns with 12, a total that tied for seventh in the NCAA. The Razorback offense posted the second-best single-season total in school history for completions (299), passing yards (3,909), passing yards per game (300.7), first downs (279) and passing first downs (166) while totaling the third-highest total offense yardage total (5,695) and third-best total offense per play average (6.45).

RAZORBACK PLAYERS: Returning Players

Career Stats Year G/GS UA-A Tot TFL-Yds Sack-Yds 2010 6/0 1-2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 2011 13/3 13-18 31 6.0-25 3.5-21 Total 19/3 14-20 34 6.0-25 3.5-21

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