SI.com · Aug 10, 2018
USC Star Cameron Smith Nurturing His Dream to Be Both a Linebacker and a Winemaker
The most important member of USC's defense was also the most surprising tour guide at Melville Winery in between seasons in which he led the Trojans in tackles. Now he's honing his wine palate and his NFL draft case.
LOS ANGELES — Cameron Smith closes his eyes to shut off one of his senses and enhance another, then takes a sip and swirls it around, like a seasoned expert instead of the novice that he is.
Standing nearby, winemaker Chad Melville watches Smith transfer that sip from one side of his mouth to the other, fascinated that this is the same person who spends Saturdays in the fall violently hunting down ballcarriers.
