Completed Event: Football versus Iowa on September 6, 2025 , Win , 16, to, 13


Christian Smith is in his second season as a graduate assistant at Iowa State working with the defense.
Smith was a graduate assistant at Toledo from 2014-15, assisting with the defensive line and the entire defensive staff. The Rockets went to two bowl games and won at least nine games in his two seasons as a GA.
Prior to his stint at Toledo, Smith was a strength and conditioning intern for the Ohio State football program.
A native of Oklahoma City, Okla., Smith was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter on the defensive line at Toledo from 2010-13. The Rockets had four consecutive winning seasons and appeared in three bowl games during Smith’s career.
Smith earned his bachelor’s degree from Toledo in 2013 and received a master’s degree at Toledo in 2015.Â