Is awkward silence sign of incompatible?

So I like this guy. He speak to me most of the time. Some times I can see him watching me from across the class room. It seems as if he kinda follow me from one side to another. (Not sure). He speak to me and smile but we have a few seconds of awkward silence and the last time he walked of after I said hi and asked how was his family. I'm so confused. We have had small talk before.
We are in college and in our mid 20s so I feel like we are too old to be crushing on each other. It's weird