Trey Smith Discusses Using Pro Day to Raise Money for Rare Diseases

Trey Smith recently received the honor of being named a Torch Bearer at Tennessee, the highest honor a Tennessee student can receive. 

Smith’s on-field production coupled with his off-field work, which has been phenomenal, helped him be an obvious choose for the honor. 

"With the Torchbearer award, it is a great honor, Smith said. “I'm humbled and really blessed to receive it. You're talking about a kid who came to Tennessee's campus wide-eyed and a little unsure of himself. God's good. Here I am standing here today, a Torchbearer recipient. I can't do anything but just praise God and thank him for that. With the new coaches, I've been able to meet with Coach Heupel one time. I was actually walking in the weight room to meet Coach Kurt (Schmidt). I have a really good feeling about them. They're really good people. I'm excited to see where Tennessee football is going to go."

Smith’s impressive off-field work will continue with his pro-day, as each rep will raise money for rare diseases.

"(I was) scrolling through social media and seeing guys like Rashawn Slater, Creed Humphrey, guys that I train with,” Smith said. “I saw the causes that they put on their social media. They reached out to me asking if I would be willing to make a post to help out with different types of diseases. So, first and foremost, it's something that costs me very little. I simply just make a social media post. I think within an hour or two hours, the targeted amount of money that we wanted to raise was already raised. I think it was something that was easily done and for them, it means the world. For us as athletes, with the platform we have, I think it's something that we should do. In terms of how many reps of bench press, I'm shooting for 30."

Coverage from Tennessee’s pro-day will continue throughout the day.