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WR Corey Smith (Official Thread)

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Awesome for Corey. I really gave him a lot of grief in 2014, especially after that VTech game but, he balled out on special teams late and that was impressive. Then I thought in 2015 he was set to do some special things for the offense and special teams combined until his injury. Hopefully it all comes together for him this fall.
 
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Very important that he got that extra year. It has to help that receiving corps to have a guy who knows what he is doing. Given the emphasis on blocking from the WR position that Ohio State stresses, Corey will be able to show the young fellas how it is done. Very physical player for a wide receiver.
 
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http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/con...ey-smith-has-matured-now-has-his-diploma.html
Ohio State football | Corey Smith has matured, now has his diploma

Corey Smith was summoned to coach Urban Meyer's office last week.

In the past, such a call would have been akin to a trip to the principal’s office. This time was different.

Smith, a talented receiver but often wayward on and off the field, was on the verge of earning his diploma from Ohio State.

Receivers coach Zach Smith was there to witness the meeting.

“He looked at me,” Zach Smith said of Meyer, “and said, ‘Do you remember what that looked like when he first walked in here?’ "

That instead of he. That’s how low Corey Smith’s standing was back then.

This time, “Corey had a grin from ear to ear," Zach Smith said. "He looked at (Meyer) and said, ‘You love me, Coach.’ When he said it, I flashed back to when he first got on campus and the transformation he has made. He’s far, far, far from a finished product, but he’s a different kid than he was three years ago.”

Corey graduated with a degree in African American and African Studies on Sunday, one of nine Ohio State football players who received their diplomas. He was the most unlikely of the group.

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Well that is just awesome. Really hoping he has an awesome year. If he can keep the injury bug away, I think he is in for a good one. Not only a great receiver with the ability, but a true team player and a great person.
 
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It’s now or never for Ohio State’s Corey Smith

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For Corey Smith, the 2016 season will be one of finality. The sixth-year senior has one more opportunity to leave a lasting mark as a member of the Scarlet and Grey, one last chance to make an impression upon NFL front offices.

Ohio State’s journeyman receiver is no stranger to the eleventh hour.

Smith’s road to Columbus has been a long one, especially for a kid who played high school ball at Akron Buchtel. Smith struggled with grades early in his high school career, which influenced his decision to attend junior college after graduation. As a freshman in 2011, he helped Grand Rapids (Mich.) Community College to a 10-0 season, catching 28 passes for 438 yards and two touchdowns.

Despite the undefeated campaign, Grand Rapids disbanded its 80-year-old football program, forcing Smith to search for a new home. So he looked south of the Mason-Dixon to Scooba, MS and Eastern Mississippi Community College.

Today, EMCC is one of the most well known community colleges in the country, thanks in large part to Netflix’s documentary of the football team, Last Chance U. The six-part series chronicles a program known for taking academically or socially troubled talent such as Chad Kelly and LeGarrette Blount, and molding them into Division-1 stars. Many look to EMCC as a last chance to realize gridiron dreams, a springboard back to big-time college football.

Marcus Wood recruited Smith to Scooba as EMCC’s offensive coordinator and receivers coach. In Smith he saw a total package; a guy that could burn a defense downfield with his speed on one play, and get his nose dirty as a blocker on the next.
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Meyer’s faith in Smith could be a sign that the latter has finally turned a corner, on and off the field.

“The fact that they battled to get him a sixth year says a lot about how he is as a player,” Wood said. “If he’s a problem guy, a trouble guy, they’re probably not going to fight so hard to get his year back. Especially with the amount of talent that they have at receiver.”
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That opportunity can vanish as fast as it appears at a place like Ohio State, where every year a new crop of highly recruited talent comes to Columbus. A sixth-year of eligibility is rare in college athletics. A seventh never happens.

It’s now or never for Ohio State’s Corey Smith. In some ways, it always has been.

Entire article: http://www.landgrantholyland.com/20...ate-football-corey-smith-last-chance-u-school
 
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I think we're going to see some older guys get lapped by the freshmen/RFs. The receiver room isn't the clown show it was when Urban got here. I'd guess that Smith gets another chance to grade out and if it doesn't happen, we won't see much from him.
 
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