Austin Peay’s Smith receives OVC weekly honor

Defensive lineman Josephus Smith had two sacks and led an Austin Peay defensive front that held UT Martin to minus-25 yards rushing in a Homecoming victory on Saturday, earning the Ohio Valley Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week honor, Sunday. Smith, a redshirt junior from Leeds, Alabama, recorded a sack for the fifth time in an OVC contest and for the fourth consecutive game. Austin Peay sits atop the OVC standings with two-regular season weeks remaining. The Govs return to action against Murray State scheduled for a noon kickoff Saturday in Murray.