The easy answer is Wilson won the starting job out of camp, so he has to be better, right? That’s not necessarily the case. There are a lot of factors that could have been the reason Wilson won the job.
First, Smith joined the team late. Remember he was a graduate transfer from Troy, so he had to finish his schoolwork before he could fully join the team. He might have been a bit behind from the start and just didn’t have enough time to fully learn the playbook or catch up.
Second, TW3 should’ve had the benefit of the doubt, right?