With Marshall still leading 21–19, head coach Bill Stewart elected to go for the two-point conversion. After completing 9 of 13 passes and scrambling for 20 yards, Smith found tight end Will Johnson in the corner of the endzone for a touchdown. After the Mountaineers' defense stopped Marshall, a punt put the Mountaineers near their own end zone again, starting from the 2-yard line. With help from senior running back Noel Devine, the Mountaineers cut Marshall's lead to 8 points.
Smith led the first drive from the Mountaineers' 4-yard line. With the Mountaineers down 21–6 against in-state rival, Marshall, Smith led his team to a 4th quarter comeback victory. He completed 20 of 27 passes for 216 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in the 31–0 victory. He got his first start in the season opener against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. For the year, he completed 241 of 372 passes for 2,763 yards, throwing 24 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and rushing for 217 yards on 106 attempts. Sophomore year Ģ010 was Smith's first year as the starting quarterback. He finished his freshman season with an 81.1 quarterback rating. In his freshman year at West Virginia University, Smith completed 32 of 49 passes for 309 yards, throwing one touchdown and one interception, and rushing for 7 yards on 17 attempts as the backup to starting quarterback Brown. He would see action again against Syracuse, Marshall, Louisville, and in the Gator Bowl against Florida State. His first snap in a regular season game came against Auburn he completed 5 of 8 passes for 50 yards and one interception. Smith saw some action his freshman year as the backup behind senior Jarrett Brown. He was an English major during his time at West Virginia. Smith attended West Virginia University, where he played for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team from 2009 to 2012. Geno Smith during his college career at West Virginia "2009 West Virginia Football Commits".In these cases, the average was taken.Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12 (QB) Rivals: 3 (Dual-threat QB) ESPN: 8 (QB) Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes He chose to attend West Virginia over offers from Florida State, South Florida, Boston College, and Alabama. He finished his career as the third-best passer in Broward County history, and was named to the ESPN Top 150 prospects list. 1 rated player in Broward County according to the Miami Herald and South Florida Sun Sentinel, and finished No. He was a first-team all-state selection in Florida Class 6A and a Parade All-American. ĭuring Smith's senior season, he led his team to the state 6A semi-finals and completed 205 of 338 passes for 3,089 yards and 30 touchdowns while also rushing for over 300 yards. Following his junior year he was invited to the prestigious Elite 11 quarterback camp in Aliso Viejo, California. He was also named second-team all-Broward County as an athlete for 2007. As a junior, he passed for 2,200 yards, 25 touchdowns, and three interceptions, and was named second-team all-state quarterback. He went on to attend Miramar High School where he was coached by former Mountaineer Damon Cogdell. Smith was admitted to Norland Middle School's magnet program, which dedicated two hours per day to arts instruction. His nickname, Geno, came from his grandfather, who was nicknamed "Big Geno". His great-uncle, Danny Smith was a record breaking All-American hurdler at Florida State, and his cousin Melvin Bratton was a star running back at Miami in the mid-1980s. and Tracy Seller in Lakemont, Georgia, on October 10, 1990. He has also spent time as the backup for the New York Giants, Los Angeles Chargers and Seattle Seahawks before re-emerging as the Seahawks' starting quarterback in 2022. After two inconsistent seasons as the Jets' starting quarterback, Smith eventually lost his starting position due to injuries in his final two years with the team. He played college football at West Virginia, leading the Mountaineers to multiple bowl games, breaking numerous passing records, and garnering multiple awards before getting drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Eugene Cyril " Geno" Smith III (born October 10, 1990) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).
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