Along with OLB Porter Gustin, he paced the team in tackles against Alabama, and then Smith led all Trojans in stops with 13 in the home opener versus Utah State. He also picked up his first tackle-for-loss against the Aggies.
The Trojans will need Smith to step up again this week when they travel up to Stanford. USC limited Cardinal star Christian McCaffrey to 115 rush yards in the first meeting last season when Smith played, but the 2015 Heisman finalist obliterated the Trojans for 207 rush yards in the Pac-12 Championship Game with Smith sidelined.
