Kavosiey Smoke says Colorado 'could've went undefeated,' if not for 'selfish ball'

No one else is saying it — so Kavosiey Smoke did. The former Kentucky running back has barely seen the field for Colorado this season but isn’t a fan of what his team has been producing this year.

Smoke believes the Buffs could have done something special in Deion Sanders’ first season in Boulder, but after Friday’s 56-14 loss to Washington State, the senior running back spoke up on the issues he’s seen behind the scenes.

“Simple fact bru we could’ve went undefeated this year. Too much selfish ball going on man can’t win like that. Gotta play and win as a team but if u go the other route u get results like this,” Smoke tweeted.

Instead of being 11-0, the Buffs are 4-7 on the season and have lost seven of their last eight games after an incredible 3-0 start that saw Colorado ranked as high as No. 19 in the country before getting their tails handed to them 42-6 against Oregon. Everything has gone downhill ever since.

Smoke, who is in his sixth season of college football, believes he is justified in his opinion after being waved to the sidelines after being a 1,500-yard rusher in the SEC at Kentucky over five seasons. Now, he has two carries to his credit as a Buff for -2 yards on the season and has even been converted to special teams in his final year of eligibility.

Even on social media he has not been silent about his diminished role on, admittedly, a worse team than he was on previously.

“Hurt I didn’t get to show yall my real talent that I know I got,” he tweeted on Nov. 10.

Aside from his true freshman season, Smoke was able to amass at least 220 rushing yards in every season he played in Lexington. In 2019, he put up career numbers with 101 carries for 616 yards and six touchdowns while averaging 6.1 yards per attempt.

Despite his over 1,500 yards of production at Kentucky, Smoke was never the No. 1 option out of the backfield. He waited in the wings as a true freshman as Benny Snell Jr. made history for the Wildcats in 2018. Once 2020 hit, it was clear that Chris Rodriguez was going to be one of the best SEC tailbacks for the foreseeable future.

A sixth year was on the table for Smoke in Lexington, but the emergence of Ray Davis through the transfer portal would have hindered Smoke’s production for yet another season. He didn’t get the fresh start he had hopes for in Boulder, and will play the final college football game of his career next Saturday against against Utah.