Lynell Smith Jr. will play football in the outside linebacker position next year for Trinity University, a Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference school in San Antonio. Lynell received All-District Honorable Mention-Linebacker recognition and maintained a 5.47 GPA his senior year. Because of his hard work on the field and in the classroom, Lynell received several scholarships, including Trinity’s Presidential Scholarship award. Varsity football head coach David Roberts praised Lynell saying, “He is great young man, student, Christian, and player. He is what we want from our players and is an example for players in the future.” Lynell will major in chemical engineering and minor in physics. He is the son of Tanya and Lynell Smith Sr.