For the second time this season, Chris Smith earned Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
The Louisiana Ragin Cajuns return specialist helped them get momentum headed into halftime with a 100-yard kick return for a touchdown against the UAB Blazers, his second kickoff return for a touchdown this year. The kick return was also the longest return for a touchdown since Raymond Calais did so against Southeastern Louisiana on September 2nd, 2017.
Smith is the first Ragin’ Cajun to win the honor twice in the same season since Daniel Cadona did so in 2014 and one of seven to do so in the Sun Belt era.
Louisiana returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 31, when it continues its road swing at Texas State. Kickoff on Halloween night is slated for 7 p.m.