More than five years after he started his collegiate career at Ohio State, Blue Smith finally scored his first collegiate touchdown last weekend.
In the first quarter of Western Kentucky’s eventual 52-22 win over Houston Christian, the sixth-year senior wide receiver was left open along the right sideline and caught a 20-yard pass in the end zone for six points.
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After working his way toward that touchdown for more than a half-decade, the first emotion Smith felt after scoring was relief.