{"id":122870,"date":"2020-07-16T13:04:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T23:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=122870"},"modified":"2020-07-16T13:04:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T23:04:17","slug":"biletnikoff-award-candidate-smart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/07\/16\/biletnikoff-award-candidate-smart\/","title":{"rendered":"Football standout named to national award watch list"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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A University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> football player was recently named to a watch list of 55 preseason candidates for the national Biletnikoff Award<\/a> which annually recognizes college football\u2019s most outstanding receiver. The award is sponsored by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation.<\/p>\n

Wide receiver Jared Smart<\/strong> was one of just four players on the roster to start every game and finished second on the team in receptions (87) and receiving yards (1,129) in 2019. He led the team with five 100-yard receiving games and ranked fifth in the Mountain West in both receptions and receiving yards per game. Smart was one of 16 players in program history to reach the 1,000-yard receiving mark in a season.<\/p>\n