FAYETTEVILLE — There is no bigger believer in Arkansas running back Trelon Smith than his father, Troy.
A barber for more than two decades in Houston, Troy Smith routinely champions his middle son’s name to co-workers and customers at HD Tonsorium Barber Shop, which sits northwest of the city’s downtown area. Last week as Arkansas traveled to Florida, Troy sensed a big moment was to come from Trelon.
Call it a father’s intuition, maybe even a lucky guess. But he was spot on.
“I tell the guys up here at the shop, ‘My son is going to take it to the house.