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QB Troy Smith (2006 Heisman Trophy Winner)

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Number of Games that Troy Smith started at Ohio Stadium that Ohio State lost:

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Ohio State's Smith strongarms way to USA TODAY Player of the Week award
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Troy Smith found plenty of holes in the Michigan defense and led Ohio State to the national title game.
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Each week during the season, readers can select their pick for USA TODAY's Player of the Week. Choices will be made available on Sunday night. The fan vote, open through noon ET on Tuesday, will comprise one-third of the award with one vote each also going to college football editor Erick Smith and Gannett columnist Mike Lopresti. USA TODAY will name its winner Tuesday.
Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith tossed four touchdowns against No. 2 Michigan to earn USA TODAY's Player of the Week award. The senior completed 29 of 41 passes for a season-high 316 yards as the top-ranked Buckeyes secured as pot in the national title game by beating the Wolverines 42-39. Smith was the unanimous selection of the fall balloting, Gannett News Service columnist Mike Lopresti and college football editor Erick Smith.
THIS WEEK'S WINNER
?Troy Smith? The Ohio State quarterback capped his Heisman Trophy candidacy against No. 2 Michigan, throwing for 316 yards, four touchdowns and an interception during the No. 1 Buckeyes' 42-39 win at Ohio Stadium.
THIS WEEK'S OTHER NOMINEES
?John Beck? Brigham Young's passer spread the ball out for 464 yards and four scoring strikes to help the No. 24 Cougars clinch the Mountain West Conference title at New Mexico's expense 42-17.
?Ryan Chappell? North Dakota's running back scampered for 235 yards and five touchdowns off of 16 carries in the Fighting Sioux's 42-0 knockdown of Winona State in a D-II playoff.
?Jolonn Dunbar? The Boston College linebacker bashed the Terrapins, returning two fumbles for touchdowns of 14 yards and 38 yards in the first quarter of the No. 20 Eagles' 38-16 victory over No. 21 Maryland. Dunbar also led the team with 14 total tackles.
?Steve Slaton? West Virginia's running back dazzled Pittsburgh by amassing 345 yards of offense and four touchdowns in the Mountaineers' 45-27 win over the Panthers in the Backyard Brawl.
FIVE WHO MISSED THE CUT
?Pat White? West Virginia's multitalented quarterback went 11-of-16 for 204 yards and two touchdowns while keeping the ball 22 times for 220 yards and two more scores in the Mountaineers' victory over Pitt.
?Tim Tebow? Florida's freshman quarterback threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns and ran in for two more scores in No. 3 Gators' 62-0 rout of Western Carolina.
?Mike Hart? Michigan's running back churned out 142 yards and three touchdowns in the Wolverines' loss to Ohio State.
?Keenan Burton? The Kentucky receiver broke a school mark by having his fourth straight game with multiple touchdowns in the Wildcats' 42-40 win over Louisiana-Monroe. Burton caught nine balls for 115 yards and three scores.
?Blake Mitchell? The South Carolina quarterback threw for a career-high 388 yards and four touchdowns to help the Gamecocks down Middle Tennessee 52-7.
 
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OregonBuckeye;668260; said:
Anyone else have the feeling that Troy will not win the O'Brien award? It seems like the Heisman favorite rarely wins the other individual awards. I just have a gut feeling that Colt Brennan will win the Davey O'Brien award.
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I don't think it matters much. From what we've all seen of Troy, the only individual award he cares about is this:

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HEISMAN TROPHY RACE
Troy armed for feat because of his feet


Wednesday, November 22, 2006 Bill Livingston
Plain Dealer Columnist
Troy Smith will win the Heis man Trophy because he makes plays with his feet, not just his arm.
That was how Ohio State recruited him, at the tail-end of the Class of 2002. He was known as an athlete from Glenville High School, not a quarterback. Quarterback was taken care of with Justin Zwick, a pocket passer with a big high-school reputation. "I didn't mind," said Smith. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have been known at all."
He made a play Saturday that no one else in college football makes in the second quarter in Ohio State's epic 42-39 victory over Michigan. On second-and-7 from his own 12, Smith retreated almost to his end zone and then gave the slip to Prescott Burgess. The linebacker has to feel like Lieutenant Philip Gerard chasing Richard Kimble when it comes to the fugitive Smith. He is always drawing a bead on Smith, loading up for the thunder-sack and just missing.
Smith got away from what should have set up third-and-forever, skipping out of the tackle and then rolling to his right and throwing a frozen rope to Brian Robiskie, who was tightly covered by Morgan Trent, for a 39-yard gain.
Put any other quarterback in college football back there - among them, Zwick, Michigan's Chad Henne and Notre Dame's Brady Quinn - and it's a huge loss.
When Zwick and Smith were both redshirts, a reporter brought the pair up to Warren Harding coach Thom McDaniels, who said: "I just think Troy Smith gives you so many options. He can stand in the pocket, looking, looking, and then, BOOM!" - and here McDaniels cracked his palms in an explosive slap - "he takes off and runs."
But the Smith who beat the Wolverines in 2006 has grown into a polished quarterback. He makes plays with his arm, not just his feet.
Michigan got the jump with a 7-0 lead. The Buckeyes, on their first series, faced third-and-16 at the Michigan 49 midway through the first quarter. Smith stood in the pocket, looking, looking, and then squeezed a perfect ball to Roy Hall Jr., who beat linebacker David Harris for a 27-yard gain.
Smith had gone through his "progressions," the checklist from his primary receiver on down, before settling on Hall as Plan D. Converting third-and-long with a laser to the fourth receiver is something for which few defenses have an answer, other than pressuring the passer.
Coach Jim Tressel said you can't win championships without a tough quarterback. "Troy's No. 1 quality is his toughness," said Tressel.
As proof of that, Smith ran for 6 yards early in the second quarter, with Harris absolutely blowing him up in the open field. Some quarterbacks stay down from that hit. Smith popped right back up.
He might drift to the second round of the NFL draft because he is certainly no taller than his listed 6-1. But Drew Brees threw for over 500 yards Sunday as a small NFL quarterback.
If Smith is available when the Browns pick, even given their uncritical love for Charlie Frye, how do they pass on a local Heisman winner from a possible national championship OSU team? Especially since the Browns are Smith's favorite team? "I am a fan of all Cleveland teams," said Smith.
Unlike another Chosen One locally, he would wear an Indians cap, not one of the Yankees.
To reach Bill Livingston:
[email protected], 216-999-4672
Previous columns online:
cleveland.com/columns
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