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Where there's smoke, there's fire: UK running back Kavosiey Smoke lives up to his name

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LEXINGTON – Kavosiey Smoke is the type of name headline writers dream of.

"Pass the Kavosiey," "Smoke has speed to burn" and "They don’t want this Smoke" were just a few of the suggestions floating around Twitter Saturday as the Kentucky redshirt freshman running back totaled 78 yards and one touchdown on seven carries.

Combined with his cameo in the Wildcats’ 2018 blowout of rival Louisville, Smoke is now averaging 11.2 yards per carry in his career. Keep up that pace and Smoke’s profile will only grow, earning him a spot on the lists of best names in college football.