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8/2/2018 9:00:00 AM | Football
Rodney Smith is on the verge of Minnesota history
Rodney Smith has 3,850 all-purpose yards on his resume, which ranks eighth all-time in school history as he enters his final season.
Smith has amassed 2,805 rushing yards and 419 receiving yards in the Maroon and Gold. He also has 626 career kick return yards to his name.
The Jonesboro, Ga., native needs 1,260 all-purpose yards in this season to break Darrell Thompson's school record of 5,109 yards.
Smith has played in 37 games and averages 104.1 all-purpose yards per game. He averaged 66.2 yards as a freshman, 123.8 as a sophomore and 120.6 last season as a junior. Smith needs to average 105 yards per game as a senior to break Thompson's mark, which has stood since the end of the 1989 season.
In his career, Smith has been named All-Big Ten Third Team (2016) and All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2017). He also received the team's Bronko Nagurski Award (Team MVP) in 2016 and 2017 and in 2016 he was honored with the team's Bruce Smith Award (Outstanding Offensive Player) and was named the Bob McNamara Offensive Back of the Year.
Smith has amassed 2,805 rushing yards and 419 receiving yards in the Maroon and Gold. He also has 626 career kick return yards to his name.
The Jonesboro, Ga., native needs 1,260 all-purpose yards in this season to break Darrell Thompson's school record of 5,109 yards.
Smith has played in 37 games and averages 104.1 all-purpose yards per game. He averaged 66.2 yards as a freshman, 123.8 as a sophomore and 120.6 last season as a junior. Smith needs to average 105 yards per game as a senior to break Thompson's mark, which has stood since the end of the 1989 season.
In his career, Smith has been named All-Big Ten Third Team (2016) and All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2017). He also received the team's Bronko Nagurski Award (Team MVP) in 2016 and 2017 and in 2016 he was honored with the team's Bruce Smith Award (Outstanding Offensive Player) and was named the Bob McNamara Offensive Back of the Year.
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