With the chance to return home and play in a game he idolized, former Southern Miss running back Ito Smith accepted the challenge and set out to make the most of his Senior Bowl experience. Smith is the first Southern Miss player to play in the Senior Bowl since Jamie Collins in 2012.
The week-long process of workouts, meetings, practice and fan events can ask a lot out of the emerging prospects that are put on display in Smith’s hometown of Mobile, Alabama, but it was an experience that drew high praise for Smith.