With all due respect to Brady Quinn’s hype, Steve Slaton’s numbers and Ray Rice’s little-school story, Troy Smith is your Heisman winner right now.
You want numbers? Try 1,898 passing yards, 23 touchdowns (one rushing) and only two interceptions. You want big victories? Try convincing wins over then-ranked #2 Texas in Austin and Big Ten rival Iowa in Iowa City.
To me, what Smith brings to the Buckeyes isn’t even close to what other hopefuls have given their programs this year. Smith makes everyone around him better. And while it’s true he has a budding star at receiver in Ted Ginn Jr. to throw to, Smith has made players like Anthony Gonzalez and Antonio Pittman better by just playing in the same offense as the senior quarterback.
Imagine if Smith leads Ohio State to victory over rival Michigan later this month – he should win the honor in a landslide.
