Austin Smithey joined the Southwestern Oklahoma State football staff in January 2013 following a standout career at Harding University.
Smithey played at Harding from 2008-12, starting his career as a linebacker before finishing up as an offensive lineman for the Bison. As a senior, Smithey helped lead Harding to the NCAA playoffs for the first time in school history and anchored one of the top rushing attacks in NCAA Division II. In 2012, Smithey was named an honorable mention All-American by the Don Hansen Football Committee to go along with second team All-Super Region III and first team All-Great American honors.
In addition to his playing accolades, Smithey has been named to the All-Conference Academic Honor roll three times, twice while the Bison were a member of the Gulf South Conference and in 2011 in the inaugural year of the Great American Conference.
Smithey earned his bachelor’s degree in Social Science from Harding in December 2012 and is now pursuing his master’s degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State. Smithey, a native of Mesquite, Texas, is married to the former Cassandra Perkins.
