There are only ten days left before college football returns to Columbus, Ohio.
Let’s say you have your choice of who to post a picture of, representing Ohio State in a #10 jersey….you have a tough choice to make.
Do you choose……
Art Schlichter, a four-year starter (under Woody, who HATED starting freshmen), and finished in the Top 10 of Heisman voting in three of those years?
When the guy left college, he was Ohio State’s career leader in total offense. Pretty impressive….
Do you choose……
Rex Kern, Mr. All-American, who won two National Championships and led his teams to a 27-2 mark over a three-year span?
The guy was the leader of the Super Sophs, and you cannot deny his historical place at The Ohio State University.
Well, if you’re me, you can’t deny either player their rightful spot to #10. But I’m going with the guy that most of you would select…..
Troy Smith. Who else?
Let’s look over the brilliant history, shall we?
– Heisman trophy winner, 2006
– As a starter, he was 25-3 overall
– Won his last 15 Big Ten games
– 58 career TDs, only 13 INTs
– Went 3-0 against Michigan
– Gained 1,051 total yards in three games against Michigan by himself. The Wolverines total yards as a team in those same games? 1,051 total yards.
Fact is, the guy had a wheelbarrow full of amazing plays and highlights. You can’t find one play that sums up Smith, you need a dozen or so.
My favorite, though is the play against UM with Gonzalez shown in yesterday’s post, tied with a similar play against Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl (shown at the 2:04 mark of my Troy Smith highlight video here;
That Notre Dame play was on third-and-long, and broke the backs of the Irish.
Tell me, what was your favorite all-time play by Troy Smith? Put it in the comments, I’d love to hear about it!
My friend Troy Smith….enjoy your day!
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