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'07 OH QB Chris Smith (Marshall signee)

I predict we will be facing him in 4-5 years at Iowa - ABC will have quite a storyline at the beginning of the game -"he grew up a Buckeye fan and wanted to play for them all of his life...but the Buckeyes never offered..." which will be forgotten by the 2nd quarter with the Bucks up 27-3.:biggrin:

Good Luck to Chris (except against :osu: )
 
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I predict we will be facing him in 4-5 years at Iowa - ABC will have quite a storyline at the beginning of the game -"he grew up a Buckeye fan and wanted to play for them all of his life...but the Buckeyes never offered..." which will be forgotten by the 2nd quarter with the Bucks up 27-3.:biggrin:

Good Luck to Chris (except against :osu: )

Iowa took 2 QB's out of Ohio last year...
 
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WSAZ out of Charleston/Huntington is reporting

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I predict we will be facing him in 4-5 years at Iowa - ABC will have quite a storyline at the beginning of the game -"he grew up a Buckeye fan and wanted to play for them all of his life...but the Buckeyes never offered..." which will be forgotten by the 2nd quarter with the Bucks up 27-3.:biggrin:

Good Luck to Chris (except against :osu: )

Yeah, ABC made that their story line of the day abotu Sutton when we played Northwestern! :roll1:

Awesome news for former OSU coach, Mark Snyder, he grabbed himself a good lookin recruit.
 
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July 20, 2006
Marshall lands QB from South Point, Ohio

Chris Smith, who enters his third season as starting quarterback at South Point (Ohio) this fall, has given a verbal commitment to attend Marshall.

The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Smith earned second-team All-Ohio Division IV honors last season after passing for more than 1,500 yards and 15 touchdowns and running for nearly 700 yards and six scores. He also carries a 3.2 grade-point average.

Smith is scheduled to announce his decision today at a news conference at South Point High School.

Marshall and West Virginia were the two schools that had offered a scholarship to Smith.
http://sundaygazettemail.com/section/Sports/2006071954
 
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7/20/06

ANTHONY HANSHEW: Has Marshall landed coup in QB Smith?


Chris Smith has earned today's spotlight moment.

South Point High School's strong-armed, athletic quarterback has stared down the sometimes searing recruiting glare. From all indications, Smith wasn't affected on Friday nights and he was just as effective this summer during his camp tour.

Rather than continue the recruiting process through his senior season, Smith will announce his college choice at 1 p.m. today at South Point. He respectfully declined to show his hand on Wednesday, but it appears Smith will remain home for his college career.

Marshall has been listed among Smith's top choices throughout, along with several BCS programs. Thundering Herd head coach Mark Snyder grew up in South Point, leading to a logical bond to the Smith family.

Offensive coordinator Larry Kueck's wide-open offense appears an ideal fit for Smith, who threw for more than 1,500 yards and added 700 rushing yards as a junior. He accounted for 22 touchdowns last season, topping a breakout sophomore season when he also tossed for 1,500 yards.

Academics aren't an issue with a 3.2 GPA and 22 ACT score, leading to his long list of suitors. Marshall, Iowa, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Bowling Green and Akron have offered scholarships, according to the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Smith.

Credit the Smith family for due dilligence. He participated in camps at North Carolina State, Marshall and Ohio State this summer and also visited Tennessee.

Again, Smith didn't give away the ending to today's press conference during Wednesday's interview, but it appears two plus two equals Marshall.

"I had an idea about where I wanted to go the whole time," Smith said. "But I wanted to go out and make sure that's where I wanted to go.

"I've been all over the place at different camps, talking to different people and I finally found the school I'm comfortable with and I'm going to go with it."

Should Smith don a Marshall cap this afternoon, Snyder's already impressive recruiting resume would add another gold star. Make that four stars, actually, matching Smith's lofty rating from www.scout.com.

Smith would join Beckley High School lineman Micah Carter as early commitments. Both are local products whose recruiting processes were anything but local.

Like Carter, Smith looks forward to a relatively stress-free senior season.
"It's a really big relief, getting this off my chest," Smith said. "Now I can go out and enjoy my senior season."

Anthony Hanshew covers Marshall football for The Herald-Dispatch. He can be reached at 526-2766. His e-mail address is [email protected].
 
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Speculation over: Smith picks Herd South Point’s talented QB commits to Marshall before senior year
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]By Anthony Hanshew
The Herald-Dispatch
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By_ANTHONY_HANSHEW-The_Herald-Dispatch"; SOUTH POINT, Ohio -

Turns out Chris Smith's college decision wasn't so convoluted after all.
"It was always Marshall," Smith said.
http://gcirm.herald-dispatch.com/Re...l/34373434633532613434633062313630?_RM_EMPTY_ And with that, South Point High School's multi-talented quarterback verbally committed Thursday to play football at Marshall University. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound all-state signal-caller was highly recruited, choosing the Thundering Herd over scholarship offers from eight schools, including Iowa, West Virginia and Cincinnati.
Smith threw for more than 1,500 yards, added 700 rushing yards and accounted for 21 touchdowns last season as a junior. He's rated as a four-star prospect by the recruiting Web site www.scout.com.
The Tri-State's premiere talent in the coming season appears an ideal fit for Marshall's offense. Smith possesses impressive arm strength, is athletic in the pocket and most importantly, has earned the reputation as a competitor.
His rising stock caught the attention of numerous BCS programs. Smith attended summer camps at North Carolina State and Ohio State in addition to Marshall and recently added Iowa to his list of scholarship offers.
Still, Smith had a clear No. 1 from the start.
"I always knew in the back of my head that I wanted to play for Marshall," Smith said. "And then when they hired coach Snyder it really helped."
Marshall head coach Mark Snyder grew up in South Point and has known Smith's father, Rusty, since his own high school days.
"It was a factor," the younger Smith said. "I knew coach Snyder before he got to Marshall. He would always talk to me, just goofing around. It really helped that he knew the family."
It also helps that Smith can remain among family and friends. He'll likely leave his Ohio home for dorm life next year, but Smith won't be far from his close-knit family.
His older brother, Jarrod, has been accepted to Marshall's medical school and will start in the fall.
Rusty Smith stepped back from his son's recruiting process, but he clearly liked the look of Chris wearing a Marshall hat at Thursday's press conference.
"My wife (Carol) and I didn't try to influence him one bit," Rusty Smith said. "We didn't say one word about where we'd like him to go. This was his decision and we were kind of hoping this would be the decision he'd make. I think it's going to be a good fit."
Chris Smith committed early, ending his recruiting road prior to his senior season, but he did his homework.
"It was fun, a lot of travel," Chris Smith said. "Me and my friend would get in the car and end up in South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, just off the fly."
Rusty Smith, meanwhile, experienced both the good and not-so pleasant moments of college football recruiting.
"It was fun for the most part, but some of them I wish they could have been a little more honest," the elder Smith said. "You expect that with the territory, but overall it was great."
The Smith family also learned the grass isn't always greener, which sealed the Green and White deal. Rusty Smith said he feels more than comfortable handing off his son -- in a football sense -- to his long-time friend.
"I feel pretty good about that, because he had thought about going far away," Rusty said. "And then you get there and it's a different situation."
Smith joins offensive lineman Micah Carter from Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley on Marshall's prospective recruiting Class of 2007 list.
 
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Staying home with the Herd

By JIM WALKER/Tribune Sports Editor

Thursday, July 20, 2006 10:22 AM CDT



SOUTH POINT — Just like in the movie “The Wizard of Oz,” Chris Smith agrees with Dorothy. There’s no place like home.

Smith, the prized quarterback for the South Point Pointers, will verbally commit at a 1 p.m. press conference today to play football in 2007 at Marshall University and head coach Mark Snyder.
Among the schools across the country recruiting Smith were N.C. State, Stanford, Ohio State, West Virginia, Ohio, Colorado, Kentucky, Penn State, Michigan State, Iowa and Purdue.

West Virginia offered Smith last year on the first day juniors could be offered a scholarship.

Besides Marshall and WVU, Iowa, Ohio, Bowling Green, Cincinnati and Akron all put offers on the table.

“Marshall is somewhere I felt comfortable. I like coach (Mark) Snyder. I like staying close to home and being near my family and friends. I just liked the coaching staff over there,” said Smith.
The Thundering Herd offense currently features running back Ahmad Bradshaw and wide receiver Hiram Moore. Smith said the Herd’s style is fine with him.

“I like their offense. (Quarterback) coach (Larry) Kueck has good track record with quarterbacks,” Smith said of Kueck’s work with NFL quarterbacks Chad Pennington and Byron Leftwich.
“The way they came across is they aren’t going to change. They’re going to be balanced. They’d be dumb not to use Bradshaw or not to use Hiram.”

By committing early, Smith said he has erased all the recruiting pressures.

“That’s why I wanted to get it out of the way and relax and enjoy me senior year,” Smith said. “I know other schools are going to keep calling, but I’ve got my mind made up for sure. I’m going to Marshall. I’m not going to change. I‘m excited to get the chance to play at the next level.”

Marshall is returning two quarterbacks this season who shared the starting job last year, senior Jimmy Skinner and junior Bernie Morris. Although Smith knows there are no guarantees or promises of playing time at the college level, he still welcomes the opportunity.

“(The coaches) think I can come in and compete and play there,” Smith said.

Smith, a 6-foot-3, 227-pound senior, has been a starter since he was a freshman. Last season as a junior, Smith completed 91 of 181 passes as he threw for 1,113 yards and 11 touchdowns.

South Point head coach Dan McDavid has no doubt that Smith can play for the Herd.

“He’s a kid with all the potetential in the world. He has the tools and I think he’ll be successful at the next level. And he’s a hard worker,” McDavid said.

“He’s a playmaker.”

A first team all-district and special mention All-Ohio selection in Division IV, Smith ran 90 times for 324 yards and six scores.
 
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April 9, 2008
QB candidate leaves Herd for medical reasons
HUNTINGTON - Marshall's quarterback derby has dropped from five to four, as Chris Smith has left the team for medical reasons.
By Doug Smock
Staff writer
HUNTINGTON - Marshall's quarterback derby has dropped from five to four, as Chris Smith has left the team for medical reasons.

The freshman from South Point, Ohio, is battling a severe anxiety disorder. He remains in school, and hasn't ruled out a return to the game.

"It was a family decision," said coach Mark Snyder. "He's had [the disorder] now for eight months, and it's getting worse and worse each week, it seems. He's going to step away from the game and try to get himself right."

Smith was rated as the No. 1 quarterback in Ohio by several recruiting services when he signed with the Thundering Herd in 2007. He was a second-team all-state selection as a junior and a senior.

That leaves fellow freshman Mark Cann, Georgia Tech transfer Jonathan Garner, sophomore-to-be Brian Anderson and Wesley Beardain as the remaining signal callers. Cann, Garner and Anderson took the majority of snaps in the Herd's practice Wednesday.

Snyder won't tip his hand on a front-runner until he and his staff evaluate Saturday's scrimmage in Charleston.

To contact staff writer Doug Smock, use e-mail or call 348-5130.

HUNTINGTON - Marshall's quarterback derby has dropped from five to four, as Chris Smith has left the team for medical reasons.

The freshman from South Point, Ohio, is battling a severe anxiety disorder. He remains in school, and hasn't ruled out a return to the game.

"It was a family decision," said coach Mark Snyder. "He's had [the disorder] now for eight months, and it's getting worse and worse each week, it seems. He's going to step away from the game and try to get himself right."

The Charleston Gazette - Marshall - QB candidate leaves Herd for medical reasons?
 
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