Columbia sophomore wide receiver Ronald Smith II (St. Louis) had himself a game against Princeton, leading the Lions to their first win over the Tigers since 2010 and their first 3-0 start since 1996. Smith finished with 236 receiving yards on 10 receptions and two touchdowns, including a 63-yard touchdown catch and run with 1:12 remaining that proved to be the gamewinner. Smith’s 236 receiving yards is fourth-most in the FCS this season as well as a Lions single-game record and the 11th-best mark all-time in Ivy League history.
Smith, who competed in football, basketball and track & field in high school and was all-state in the long jump, triple jump and 300m-hurdles, is enrolled in the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. He is the first Lion to be named Offensive Player of the Week since Sean Brackett in 2010.
Smith’s Statistics for the Week
10 rec., 236 yds., 23.6 avg., 2 TDs at Princeton