MEMPHIS – Junior punter was included on the Ray Guy Candidate List that was released by the Augusta Sports Council, Monday. Smith, from Newton, Ga., leads the American Athletic Conference with a punt average of 45.1 yards per punt. Of his 29 punts so far this season, he has placed eight inside the 20 yard line, nine have gone for 50 or more yards and he has had 11 punts fair caught with just two touchbacks.
Smith's 45.1 yards per punt average is good for 14 in the current NCAA statistics, with Utah's Mitch Wishnowsky leading the country with a 48.