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MaxwellSmith
- title Graduate Assistant
- Enters his third season as a graduate assistant at Kentucky, working closely with Coach Steve Clinkscale and Coach Dean Hood and the defensive backs
- Former Kentucky quarterback who played in 21 games with 11 starting assignments from 2011-13
- Completed 292 passes on 486 attempts with 3,070 yards with 21 touchdowns in his three seasons
- Played in eight games, starting three late in the season as a freshman in 2011, finishing with 819 yards and four TDs on 84 of 153 passes
- Earned Freshman All-SEC honors by SEC Coaches and Rivals
- Completed 19 of 36 passes for 283 yards (most passing yards by a true freshman) and two touchdowns in the come-from-behind victory over Ole Miss
- His first collegiate start vs. Ole Miss earned him SEC Freshman of the Week honors
- Started and played in just four games as a sophomore in 2012 due to an ankle injury
- Completed 103 of 150 passes (68.7 percent) for 975 yards and eight TDs before the injury
- In 2013, led UK in passing with 1,276 yards and nine TDs in nine games played
- Earned a SEC “helmet sticker” vs. Miami (Ohio) by ESPN.com after going 15-for-23 for 310 yards and three TDs, including an 88-yard TD pass, which still ranks as the fourth-longest pass in school history
- Graduated from UK in 2014 with a degree in integrated strategic communications
- Transferred to San Diego State for his senior season, leading the Aztecs to seven straight wins before suffering a torn ACL in the final regular-season game
- Totaled 1,529 yards and 13 touchdowns on 110 of 200 passes in 2015 for SDSU
- Set the Aztec record for most games without an interception (10)
- Currently working on a master’s degree in sport leadership from UK
- Native of Granada Hills, Calif.