CLEVELAND, Ohio (Dec. 20, 2024) – ETSU football player Luke Smith collected his third All-American honor of the week on Friday as he landed a spot on the Third Team by Phil Steele. Smith was named a second-team All-American by both Stats Perform FCS and the Associated Press earlier this week.
Smith, a staple of the Buccaneer offensive line the last two seasons, helped lead the Blue and Gold to a bounce-back season in 2024. With Smith at center for all 12 games, the Bucs ran for over 100 yards in 11 of those contests this fall, including a season-high 308 yards in the win at The Citadel in late September. ETSU also surpassed 200 yards five times and led the conference in both rushing yards (2,330) and rushing yards per game (194.2) at the end of the regular season…