PRIOR TO JAX STATE: Spent three seasons at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb., where he played for head coach Scott Frost… saw playing time in six games as a freshman in 2021, completing 23-of-33 passes for 317 yards and rushing 37 times for 133 yards and two touchdowns...earned the start against No. 17 Iowa in the 2021 season finale…was 16-of-22 passing for 198 yards and led the Cornhuskers with 24 carries for 64 yards and two rushing touchdowns…24 carries were the most by a Nebraska quarterback since Jammal Lord against Texas A&M in 2002…played in five games in 2022 as a sophomore and completed 10 of his 19 pass attempts for 96 yards while rushing 12 times for 28 yards…did not play during the Covid Season in 2020.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played his senior season at Muscle Schoals High School after his father, Shane, became the Trojans’ offensive coordinator…spent his first three years at Athens High School…was tabbed a four-star recruit, the nation’s No. 171 overall recruit, and the No. 4 dual-threat quarterback in the country by Rivals…ranked among the top-15 dual-threat quarterbacks nationally by the 247Sports Composite…as a senior, led MSHS to a 12-1 record by passing for over 2,000 yards and 27 touchdowns while rushing for more than 800 yards and 13 scores…was a Class 6A Second-Team All-State selection and earned All-State Honorable Mention honors regardless of class…participated in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game…passed for 7,000 yards and accounted for 60 touchdowns in three years at Athens High…also ran track at Athens, finishing fourth in the 400-meter dash at the 2019 Alabama State Indoor State Championships with a personal-best time of 51.34…had a top-10 finish in the 60-meter dash as well.

PERSONAL: Born on Oct. 12, 2000…the son of Amy and Shane Smothers…earned a Bachelor of Science in Child, Youth, and Family Studies from the University of Nebraska in May 2023.

Logan Smothers