KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee guard Trey Smith paraded around campus with a sledgehammer like Paul Bunyan carrying an axe.
It was the week after the Vols’ win over Georgia Tech, and Smith had won the offensive lineman award for best blocker against the Yellow Jackets.
“Man, I got some looks, I’m not going to lie,” Smith said.
Smith took it into buildings on campus. He took it to class.
“I wanted to carry it in a non-threatening way,” he said, “because I started evaluating, ‘I do sort of have a weapon.’ “
That begs this question: How does a 6-foot-6, 315-pound man carry a sledgehammer in a non-threatening way?