Marion Smokes

2025: Started ten games on the defensive line ... Recorded 25 total tackles ... Finished second on the team with 3.0 sacks and was third with 9.0 tackles for loss ... In the season opener at S.C. State (8/30) had four tackles, including a sack ... Against Richmond (9/6) had three tackles ... Against Western Carolina (10/4) had three tackles, with one sack ... Against Norfolk State (10/11) recorded three tackles with a sack ... Shared a tackle for loss at ETSU (10/25), against Samford (11/1) and at The Citadel (11/15) ... Against Chattanooga (11/22) had a season-high five tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss ... Preseason All-Southern Conference first team selection ...2024: Played in seven games with five starts at defensive end ... Recorded 25 total tackles with 8.0 tackles for loss and a team-high 4.0 sacks ... Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... Saw first game action against VMI (10/12) and had five tackles, with two tackles for loss and a sack ... At Chattanooga (10/19) had four tackles ... In first career start against ETSU (10/26) had one tackle ... At Samford (11/2) had four tackles, with two tackles for loss and a sack of Quincy Crittendon in the first quarter ... In the win at Furman (11/9) had six tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss ... Against The Citadel (11/16) had two sacks, one in the first quarter and one in the fourth quarter ... At South Carolina (11/23) had three tackles ... HIGH SCHOOL: Was named All-District and All-Area four times as a defensive lineman at DeLand High School ... As a senior he had 63 total tackles with 12 sacks and 21 tackles for loss ... Competed on the wrestling team with a 100-14 record as a sophomore and junior, while also throwing the shot put on the track team ... PERSONAL: Son of Marion Smokes Sr. and Pauline Mitchner ... Undecided on major.