Jacksonville State quarterback Logan Smothers has been named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday.
Smothers, a junior from Muscle Shoals, accounted for four touchdowns in the Gamecocks’ 35-28 overtime win at Sam Houston last Thursday. Smothers passed for 197 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for a score as Jax State (4-1, 2-0 CUSA) rallied from 21-7 down at halftime and 28-20 with little more than a minute remaining.
Making his third start since transferring to JSU from Nebraska, Smothers led the Gamecocks on an 8-play, 75-yard drive to tie the game with 13 seconds left on a 28-yard touchdown pass to Perry Carter and a two-point pass to Quinton Lane. He then threw 24 yards to Sean Brown in overtime for the game-winning score.
Jax State stays on the road this week, traveling to Middle Tennessee on Wednesday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in a game to be televised by ESPNU.