Transferred from Kentucky, where he started11 games at quarterback and played in 21contests over four seasons ... Started threegames as a true freshman in 2011 en routeto being named Freshman All-SEC by theleague's coaches ... Enrolled at San DiegoState in January 2015 and practiced with theteam in the spring season ... Graduated fromKentucky and can play right away ... Tallquarterback who is known for his strong armand cerebral ways ... Has good field presenceand is an accurate thrower ... Is listedas the co-starter heading into the fall.
2015: Was listed as a "SDSU Player to Watch" by Lindy's Sports ... Was voted the MountainWest Top Newcomer by both Steven Lassanand Mitch Light from Athlon Sports.
At Kentucky (2011-13): Appeared in 21 games with 11 starts at quarterbackat Kentucky from 2011-13, battlinginjuries along the way ... Originally signedwith Kentucky in the spring of 2010, butgrayshirted until January 2011 ... Was 292-for-486 (60.1 pct.) for 3,070 yards over hiscareer, passing for 21 touchdowns againstjust nine interceptions ... Led UK with 1,276passing yards and nine touchdowns with justone interception in 2013, going 105-for-183(57.4 pct.) ... Had a great game vs. Miami(Ohio), throwing for 310 yards and threetouchdowns, completing 15 of 23 attempts... Included in the 310 yards was a 88-yardtouchdown pass, the fourth longest in UKhistory ... Threw for 254 yards and twotouchdowns against Tennessee ... Had onlyone interception in 183 pass attempts in2013, which was an SEC record for lowestratio of interceptions in a season (was brokenby South Carolina's Connor Shaw thatsame season) ... As a sophomore in 2012,was 103-for-150 (68.7 pct.) for 975 yardsand eight touchdowns before an ankle injurysidelined him for the season ... Had been averaging322 yards per game over the threefull contests he had played before the injury... Best outing of 2012 was a 354-yard, fourtouchdowneffort vs. Kent State, going 30-for-39 ... Completed a career-high 37 passesvs. Western Kentucky ... Earned FreshmanAll-SEC honors as a true freshman in 2011,completing 84-of-153 (54.9 pct.) passes for819 yards and four touchdowns ... Startedthree games, playing in eight altogether ...Was named the SEC Freshman of the Weekfor his play vs. Ole Miss, when he was 19-for-36 for 283 yards, two touchdowns and nointerceptions ... The 283 yards set a schoolrecord for most passing yards by a truefreshman ... Threw at least one touchdownin all three of his starts.
High School: Played his senior season at BirminghamHigh School in Van Nuys, Calif. ... Threw forapproximately 2,500 yards and 24 touchdownswith only two interceptions ... Namedall-West Valley Conference and to the all-cityteam ... Received the school's Most ValuableSenior Award, covering all sports ... Alsoplayed basketball.
Personal: Born in North Hollywood, Calif. ... Son ofCarl and Paige Smith ... Was originally athree-star recruit out of high school, pickingKentucky over Boise State, California,Fresno State, San Diego State, UCLA,Washington and Washington State.