In season 3, Smash, after suffering a knee injury at the end of Friday Night Lights ' season 2, was working at the Alamo Freeze and not going to school or playing football at all. Thanks to Coach Taylor, however, by the end of the season, Smash was fully rehabilitated and able to walk on to the Texas A&M Football Team.

the wiki for the series mentions in the season 3 summary "Smash Williams, who injured his knee during the previous year's playoffs, rediscovers his love for the game, gets a tryout with a college, and succeeds in winning a spot on their team."

Williams fate as an NFL running back never came to fruition as he was injured in his first season and after two seasons of struggling to recover he was finally released. Intent on continuing his football career, Smash signed with the Omaha Nighthawks where he regained his prime form as an elite running back.