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OL Connor Smith (official thread)

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jwinslow said:
rose will not be starting ahead of richardson, wilson, gholston.

...back to connor, he is such a down to earth kid. I think he looked better last saturday than he looked in january at the AA game. He's extremely green in pass pro, looking forward to watching him progress.
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And that is good news (the fact that he is progressing). It shows a willingness to listen, learn, and apply what you've been coached to do. He obviously possesses the physical tools needed for success. Now it becomes a technique deal, along with collegiate level strength and conditioning. With as many positive things we have heard about Connor, it would appear that he has a bright future.
 
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Colerain High School
Class of 2006
Football-Basketball-Track & Field

Colerain senior offensive lineman Connor Smith was a dominating force on the football field for the Cardinals, and a key cog his junior year in the team's 15-0 record and the Ohio state Division I championship. Connor was GMC Conference Offensive Player of the Year... Cincinnati Div. I Player of the Year... Gatorade Ohio Player of the Year... a 1st team Parade Magazine All-American and a U.S. Army All-American who played in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. He was also named the area's Offensive Lineman of the Year by the Anthony Munoz Foundation and was finalist for the National Football Foundation's local chapter's "That's My Boy Award." Connor also played two years of basketball and three years of track & field in discus and shot put during his varsity career at Colerain. Connor is following in his father's footsteps - his dad Joe was an offensive lineman at The Ohio State University -- and that's where Connor will suit up next season, playing for the Buckeyes. CONGRATULATIONS, CONNOR[/FONT]
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>You can watch the presentation of the award and Connor's acceptance speech at WCET.ORG: Update your bookmarks. Under the heading Area and Communities, there is The Buddy LaRosa High School Sports Hall of Fame. Click on that, and the presentation of the award and Connor's speech starts shortly before minute 33 of the video stream.
 
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Good stuff here...congrats Connor!!

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Colerain's Smith named athlete of the year

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BY CHRIS HUGHES | COMMUNITY PRESS STAFF WRITER


<!--ARTICLE BODY TEXT--> Colerain High School's Conner Smith, 18, finished off his prep career June 25 as the LaRosa's High School Male Athlete of the Year.
LaRosa's has presented the award to Greater Cincinnati's top male and female athletes annually since 1986.
"I feel very honored to be selected," said Smith.

"Conner Smith is one of the great student-athletes of all-time at Colerain High School," said Colerain's football head coach Kerry Coombs. "Conner brought a professional attitude and maturity about himself in everything he did."
Coombs said the school is always grateful to have an athlete nominated and is even more grateful when an athlete wins the award.
"We are always very honored to have a finalist because it brings a level of validity to everything we do as a program," said Coombs.
"I owe all of my success in football to my coaches and teammates at Colerain," said Smith. "Football is a team sport not an individual sport."
Smith also earned a combined five varsity letters in basketball and track, was Gatorade Ohio Player of the Year and a U.S. Army All-American.
Smith referred to Colerain's 2004 state championship in football as one of his favorite achievements.
"Individual accomplishments are good, but I love team accomplishments," said Smith.
"His humility as a leader was a critical attribute to us," said Coombs. "He leaves some big shoes to fill. His leadership and intensity in games and practice will be missed."
Smith will major in business at the Ohio State University and play football for the Buckeyes in the fall.
Smith said he intends to pursue business finance while working at a bank upon his college graduation.
Still, he has not ruled out the possibility of playing professionally after college.
"If the NFL is there I would consider it," he said, "but I am going to Ohio State to get my education."
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Ozone profile of Connor:

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FootballMeet Connor Smith By John Porentas

OSU football signee Jake Ballard professes a slight artistic bent to go along with his athletic talents. Offensive line signee Connor Smith? Well, that's a little different story.
"I took some art classes, but I wasn't very good," Smith said recently in an exclusive the-Ozone interview.

While Smith may not have skill as a painter or sculptor, he does have other qualities outside of his athletic skills, with outside being the key word in that sentence, because that's were you are likely to find Smith these days when he's not working out in preparation for his OSU football career.

"I have a full time job. I work 50 hours a week with a landscaping company," said Smith.​
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Smith's landscaping job is not your mundane grass cutting, fertilizer spreading, leaf raking kind of work. Smith's job this summer involves heavy-duty landscaping that borders on construction.

"I build big retaining walls, pave patios, that sort of thing," said Smith.

Smith's proclivity to outside work comes to him honestly. His father, former Buckeye offensive lineman Joe Smith, introduced him to outdoor work at an early age and Connor followed up with a little OJT on his own.

"My dad and my uncle and I put in 10 pallets worth of pavers in our back yard building a big patio that wraps around to the front," said Smith.

"I have a friend who is a home builder and I used to go over there and work for him for free just to get the experience. I didn't get paid, but I got to be around it and I learned a lot," Smith said.

Smith's work experience this summer has been very much a learning experience. With his full-time work load he has had to learn to budget his time, a skill he is hoping to be able to apply when he begins his career at Ohio State.

"This is my first full time job," Smith said.

"I have to be at work at 7:30 and don't get home until 6:00. I have to know how to manage my time, because I have family commitments and I work regularly too. It has helped me learn how to manage my time," he said.

That, however, is not the biggest lesson that Smith is learning this summer with his work schedule.

"I think the main lesson is that I want to get a college education. I don't want to do it the rest of my life. It's hard work," said Smith.

Smith's 50-hour work week combined with his workout schedule doesn't leave him a lot of spare time this summer, but when he does find some, he's likely to spend it outside as well.

"I like to hunt and fish. My buddy has a pond. We fish for catfish, bass, all kinds of stuff," said Smith.

When Smith's summer ends, and with it his summer job, he is quite clear on his priorities at Ohio State.

"Schooling is very important and definitely it's one of my top priorities at Ohio State. Football and school are the top priorities for me there.

"I want to get a degree in business. I want to go there and get a degree first and foremost. I also want to win all the time, win at everything. I want to win games," he said.

"I like to compete at almost everything, whether it's playing football or in the weight room or in the classroom, I try and be the best at everything.

"If my sister wants to play me in checkers, I'm not going to let her win. I always play to win, no matter what the game," Smith said.

School and football are important to Smith, but Smith has another aspect to his life which is very important to him.

"Definitely my Christian upbringing. Jesus is a big part of my life. I've been baptized and go to church every week. Jesus is a big part of my life and my family's life," said Smith.

Smith said that the combination of the opportunity to attend a great school and play in a winning football program at Ohio State appealed to him. He also said that the kinship he felt to OSU Head Coach Jim Tressel on the religious issue played a part in his decision on where to go to school.

"I've never asked him, but I know he's a Christian," said Smith.

"I've also had talks with Coach Bollman about it. They both believe in Jesus. That was an important thing for me when I was deciding where to go."​
 
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Looking at the 2006 OSU O-Line thread got me to thinking where Connor Smith would play next year. Datish is leaving, and given his measurables and the fact that he is stated to be an interior lineman, I think Connor would eventually take over the center position.
 
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I doubt that Conner moves to Center. We have Cordle and Whaley and so we are in good shape. He might compete for the open RG position with Downing leaving, but the coaches may also have him in mind to replace Barton when he graduates or goes to the NFL early.
 
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scarletngray;694158; said:
I doubt that Conner moves to Center. We have Cordle and Whaley and so we are in good shape. He might compete for the open RG position with Downing leaving, but the coaches may also have him in mind to replace Barton when he graduates or goes to the NFL early.
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judging from the spring game this past year, Connor needs some major improvement on his footwork before he can step in at right tackle, not saying he can't do it or that he hasn't improved already, just saying that he wasn't there yet last spring
 
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Buckeye86;694162; said:
judging from the spring game this past year, Connor needs some major improvement on his footwork before he can step in at right tackle, not saying he can't do it or that he hasn't improved already, just saying that he wasn't there yet last spring
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I have only seen him play in the HS AA game from last year but he's the prototypical B10 interior lineman imo. I'd be very suprised to ever see him at Tackle.
 
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PROT?G?, PRODIGY: One of the young guns learning at the foot of the master is Connor Smith, offensive lineman from Colerain.

"I got to play in every game this year, so I got some good experience," said the 6-foot-5, 295-pound redshirt freshman. "I started out at left tackle, then went to center and left guard. All fall I've been at right guard. I think my versatility has helped me. Hopefully, I'll put myself in position where I can compete for a spot next year."

Smith's father, Joe, was a four-year letterman on the offensive line at OSU and was Connor's position coach in high school.
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With the signing of "Block O", I wonder where Conner will fit into the scheme of things. Conner was rated as one of the top OL in the country his senior year in HS (5-star) and yet was red-shirted his first year and didn't see a ton of action last season.
 
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