Trey Smith Captures Preseason All-SEC First Team Honors
Tennessee football
sophomore offensive lineman Trey Smith collected preseason All-SEC
First Team honors on Friday, the league announced following SEC Media
Days at the College Football Hall of Fame. Smith was the
nation's top freshman offensive lineman in 2017, starting every game
for the Vols and capturing FWAA Freshman All-American Team accolades in
addition to All-SEC Second Team and All-Freshman honors by the coaches
and media. The versatile Jackson, Tenn., native earned
playing time at right guard, left guard, left tackle and right tackle
last fall. He became the first Vol true freshman to start at left
tackle in over 30 years when he protected the blind side against
Southern Miss on Nov. 4. Smith led the Vols with 55 knockdowns and
finished as the SEC's top-rated freshman offensive player according to
Pro Football Focus College. Smith missed the spring with a
medical condition, but head coach Jeremy Pruitt said on Wednesday he
would be back for the start of fall practice. The
Vols were predicted to finish sixth in the SEC East, but did receive
one first-place vote. Georgia was picked to win the SEC East, while
defending national champion Alabama was selected to win the SEC West
and the overall conference championship.
The Vols open
the season at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 1 at the Belk College Kickoff against
West Virginia in Charlotte, N.C., before hosting ETSU at 4 p.m. on
Sept. 8 and UTEP at 12 p.m. on Sept. 15. Tennessee welcomes Florida on
Sept. 22 (kickoff is TBD) to start SEC play.
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