Heisman Trophy Winner 2006

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Troy Smith <-Highlight reel

College: Ohio State
No: 10
Position: Quarterback
Class: Senior
Height: 6-1
Weight: 215
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
High School: Glenville

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Buckeye Bits: Arguably the finest all-around quarterback in college football and unquestionably one of the game’s most dynamic leaders … front-runner for the Heisman Memorial Trophy as the best player in the nation … would bring home the seventh Heisman Trophy in school history if he wins and would join Les Horvath (1944), Vic Janowicz (1950), Howard “Hopalong” Cassady (1955), Archie Griffin (1974 and 1975) and Eddie George (1995) as Buckeye winners … won the Walter Camp Award (player of the year) and the Davey O’Brien Award (top quarterback) and also was a finalist for the Maxwell (player of the year) and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm (top senior quarterback) awards … has a strong, accurate arm, is a dangerous runner and excels at keeping the play alive … is mentally tough, very competitive and spends countless hours studying film … graduated from Ohio State at the end of Spring Quarter 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in communication.

2006 (Senior): First-team selection to the Walter Camp All-America team and a first-team All-America selection by the American Football Coaches Association and the Football Writers Association of America … voted by his teammates as the Buckeyes’ 2006 Most Valuable Player … named the Big Ten’s offensive player of the year … earned first-team All-Big Ten honors … has quarterbacked Ohio State to an undefeated season in 2006 and boasts a 25-2 record as the Buckeyes’ starting quarterback, including a 10-1 mark against ranked teams, a 3-0 ledger against Michigan and a 1-0 bowl mark … has completed 199 of his 297 passes this year, good for 2,507 yards and a school-record 30 touchdowns … has been intercepted just five times and three of those were deflections … leads the Big Ten in passing efficiency with a 167.87 figure and also leads the league in touchdown passes … has thrown at least one TD pass in 11 of the Buckeyes’ 12 games and has two or more TD tosses in nine of those contests … also has rushed for 233 yards and a touchdown … with 54 career touchdown passes, he needs three to tie the school record … ranks sixth in school history with 5,685 passing yards, completing 416 of his 656 attempts (63.4 percent) … has 6,868 yards of total offense to rank third in school history … his 2,893 total from 2005 ranks third in school history while his 2006 total is fourth … has topped the 300-yard mark six times in total offense, tying the school record … has thrown for 300 yards or more three times in his career with 300 vs. Michigan in 2005, with 342 vs. Notre Dame in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl and most recently with 316 vs. Michigan Nov. 18 … threw career-high four touchdown passes against Iowa, Indiana, Northwestern and Michigan … topped 200 yards passing in half of the team’s 12 games, throwing for a season-high 316 yards in the season-ending victory over the second-ranked Wolverines … threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns in the season opener vs. Northern Illinois and 269 and a pair of scores the next week at then-No. 2 Texas … threw for 203 yards and two TDs vs. Cincinnati and for 234 yards and two scores at Michigan State … had 220 yards and four TDs vs. Indiana and then had back-to-back four TD games at Northwestern and vs. Michigan, while throwing for 185 and 316 yards, respectively … he became the first Ohio State player to throw four TD passes against Michigan in the 103 meetings in the series … named Walter Camp and Cingular All-America national player of the week after the Michigan victory that sealed Ohio State’s berth into the BCS title game … in three wins vs. Michigan, he has 1,051 total yards and has thrown for seven touchdowns and rushed for another … against the Wolverines, he has completed 69 of 101 passes for 857 yards and has 33 rushes for 194 yards … became the first Ohio State quarterback since Tippy Dye (1934-36) to lead the Buckeyes to three consecutive wins over Michigan … led the Buckeyes to a pair of late comeback wins over Michigan in 2004 and 2005, engineering two long scoring drives in the fourth quarters of both games to secure victory … won Big Ten player of the week honors five times in 2006 … has 16 career games with two or more touchdown passes … graduated from Ohio State at the end of Spring Quarter 2006 with a bachelor’s in communication.

2005 (Junior): Had a sensational junior campaign in which he led the Buckeyes to a 10-2 record, a share of the Big Ten championship and seven consecutive victories to end the season … rolled up 337 yards in total offense against Michigan last year and followed that up six weeks later with 408 yards against Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl … was the MVP of the Fiesta Bowl, where he threw for a career-high 342 yards and a pair of touchdowns and ran for another 66 yards … his Fiesta Bowl passing yardage figure bettered his previous high of 300 yards against Michigan in the 2005 regular-season finale … is only the second player in Ohio State annals to top the 400-yard mark in total offense in a game (Art Schlichter with 412 against Florida State in 1981 is the other) … accounted for 27 touchdowns as a junior - 16 passing and 11 rushing … led the Big Ten and finished sixth nationally in passing efficiency in 2005, throwing for 2,282 yards and completing 63 percent of his passes … had just one game in which he completed less than 50 percent of his aerials … his 11 rushing touchdowns in 2005 were three shy of the school record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (Les Horvath had 14 in 1944) … had four games (Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and Notre Dame) in which he totaled more that 300 yards in total offense …sat out the opener against Miami (Ohio) … came off the bench against Texas the following week and made his first start in week three against San Diego State … was the regular from that point on … averaged 263 yards per game in total offense … also averaged 4.5 yards per rushing attempt and was the team's second leading rusher with 611 yards … ran for a season-high 127 yards against Iowa … the Buckeyes converted 49 percent of their third down possibilities with him at the controls … became the first quarterback in OSU annals to run for 500 yards and throw for 2,000 yards in the same season … threw just four interceptions on the year … had six 200-yard games passing … threw for two or more touchdowns five times … his 85-yard TD toss to Santonio Holmes in the Fiesta Bowl is the second longest touchdown pass in Ohio State history.

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Troy Smith*


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Unfortunately he didn't have any real competition this year. With A. Pederson getting hurt and Quinn only playing acceptable, it was a no brainer. It really shadows how great of a year he had when there was no one else to talk about at the same level. Each week it just sounded like another normal week for Smith since he wasn't really battling anyone.

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Quinn = Overrated

[Lmg2701]

Quinn = best QB drafted in the 2007 draft!


I know Smith is a double threat, but I think as far as passing goes Quinn will be better.

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Quinn = best QB drafted in the 2007 draft!


I know Smith is a double threat, but I think as far as passing goes Quinn will be better.

WOO HOO!!! Copy that.

And yes- Smith didn't have any real competition this year, as Brady's best QB year was actually last year.

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Troy Smith looks like last years Vince Young, he should have a good pro career.

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Quinn = best QB drafted in the 2007 draft!


I know Smith is a double threat, but I think as far as passing goes Quinn will be better.

I never liked Brady Quinn, but after watching his segment on the Heisman show, I gained a lot of respect for him. I believe he graduated in 3.5 years and is taking an entrance exam for law school. You could also tell that he is a sincere guy. Those things you don't pickup just watching a football game.

On a side note, you also can't tell what a douche bag Charlie Weiss is until you see his piece on 60 minutes. I'll bite my toungue before I really say some negative stuff.

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I never liked Brady Quinn, but after watching his segment on the Heisman show, I gained a lot of respect for him. I believe he graduated in 3.5 years and is taking an entrance exam for law school. You could also tell that he is a sincere guy. Those things you don't pickup just watching a football game.

On a side note, you also can't tell what a douche bag Charlie Weiss is until you see his piece on 60 minutes. I'll bite my toungue before I really say some negative stuff.

At the beginning of the season, ND had the 3rd most difficult schedule in the nation. Quinn was the leader of that team and all of the players have his respect as well. ND always puts out such respectable athletes with the utmost integrity....let alone a top notch education. He is a sincere guy, he's not a showboat, and he's not boastful.

As for Charlie Weiss, I wouldn't go so far as to say he's a douche bag, but the same could be said for Lou Holtz or Bobby Knight for that matter. Weiss is about winning.

Probably the worst part about coaching at ND is the fact you can't have a lot of losses. The town doesn't stand for it, and the alumni don't either. Perfect examples of this are: Bob Davie & Tyrone Willingham...So, needless to say, it's a tough job for anyone to take on. If Weiss has to be a D Bag to win, and keep his job, it is what it is. The players responded, and they had a great season...just gotta get through USC & Michigan next year.

I'm really anxious to see Casey Klaussen next year though. :)