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There was no missing Gophers running back Rodney Smith’s drastic hairstyle change from before the U’s season-opening win over South Dakota State last week. He replaced his black fade with a red-dyed mohawk.
When Smith, a sixth-year senior this fall, sat out most of the 2018 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, he dove deeper into his love for the “Sonic the Hedgehog” animated catalog. He started to favor Shadow, Sonic’s rival, who features red quills down the middle of his head.
Smith draws comparisons — up to a point — between himself and Shadow on what the senior from Jonesboro, Ga., had overcome over the past year.
“(Shadow is) the one that people don’t really talk about,” Smith said. “I’m not saying that I’m the forgotten one, but just being injured and taking a step back away from the game, he was kind of my inspiration to get through the rehab process.”
Smith thought his fifth season would be his last at the U in 2018, so he gravitated toward Shadow’s often-ruthless way as he found an avenue back to the field for a sixth year.
“He’s the dark side of Sonic,” Smith explained. “Sonic is happy go lucky; Shadow is more of get the job done at all costs. That was just my mindset throughout my rehabilitation.”
https://www.wctrib.com/sports/footb...look-like-his-old-self.-But-red-mohawk-is-new.
Go Gophers!!
There was no missing Gophers running back Rodney Smith’s drastic hairstyle change from before the U’s season-opening win over South Dakota State last week. He replaced his black fade with a red-dyed mohawk.
When Smith, a sixth-year senior this fall, sat out most of the 2018 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, he dove deeper into his love for the “Sonic the Hedgehog” animated catalog. He started to favor Shadow, Sonic’s rival, who features red quills down the middle of his head.
Smith draws comparisons — up to a point — between himself and Shadow on what the senior from Jonesboro, Ga., had overcome over the past year.
“(Shadow is) the one that people don’t really talk about,” Smith said. “I’m not saying that I’m the forgotten one, but just being injured and taking a step back away from the game, he was kind of my inspiration to get through the rehab process.”
Smith thought his fifth season would be his last at the U in 2018, so he gravitated toward Shadow’s often-ruthless way as he found an avenue back to the field for a sixth year.
“He’s the dark side of Sonic,” Smith explained. “Sonic is happy go lucky; Shadow is more of get the job done at all costs. That was just my mindset throughout my rehabilitation.”
https://www.wctrib.com/sports/footb...look-like-his-old-self.-But-red-mohawk-is-new.
Go Gophers!!
