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Troy Smith
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Troy Smith (born
July 20,
1984) is the starting
quarterback for the
Ohio State University football team.
Troy Smith attended the now famed Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio where he was coached by Ted Ginn Sr. After a strong senior year at Glenville, Smith was invited as one of eleven of the top high school quarterbacks at the elite 11 competition where he earned great praise. Following his performance, hometown favorite Ohio State took notice and offered Smith late in the recruiting process. He verbaled to Ohio State late in the recruiting process over West Virginia signing his LOI in February. Smith was brought in as an athlete due to top rated Ohio State QB Justin Zwick also signing with OSU the same year.
As a
freshman in
Columbus, Smith played sparingly as a
running back and
kick returner. He entered his
sophomore season as backup quarterback to
Justin Zwick but took over as starter when Zwick was injured halfway through the season. Smith won four of five games as a starter, including a victory over arch-rival
Michigan. However, the league suspended him from the
Alamo Bowl after learning Smith had broken
NCAA rules by accepting money from a
booster. Smith finished 2004 with 896 passing yards and 339 rushing yards.
Zwick started the Buckeyes' first game in
2005 and shared time with Smith in the second, a 25-22 loss to
Texas. After that loss, Tressel decided to stick with Smith.
Under Smith, Ohio State lost only one more game in the 2005 regular season. He threw for 1,941 yards and 14 touchdowns against only four interceptions. Smith had probably his best game against Michigan, completing 27 of 37 passes for 301 yards in a 25-21 comeback win. He was later named the Offensive MVP of the
2006 Fiesta Bowl, a 34-20 victory over
Notre Dame.
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