'07 OH QB Chris Smith (Marshall signee)

Highstreet · #1 (**permalink**) 05-10-2005, 03:07 PM

Chris Smith

South Point HS

Ht: 6-3
Wt: 224
40: [size=1]4.65

Rivals Profile

- Smith is Ohio's best quarterback. He threw for 1,500 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore and was named all-district. Chris started every game at quarterback the past two seasons and will be one of the most sought after signal callers in the country in 2006.

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Chris Pool says Smith is the states best right now. he is hearing from OSU, Georgia, and Alabama. He also has interest in S. Carolina, Florida, and USC. Ohio State sticks out as his initial favorite.

Straight Six with Chris Smith

Hodgepodge · #2 (**permalink**) 05-10-2005, 04:17 PM

Keep an eye out for Tennessee since his brother Jarrod was a walkon QB there.

BB73 · #3 (**permalink**) 05-10-2005, 06:37 PM

This is the same as the link above, from Chris Pool at Scout, but it's not a premium link any more.

Super Soph QB the real diamond
By Chris Pool Midwest Recruiting Analyst
Date: May 10, 2005

There are several solid quarterbacks in the Buckeye State this year but the best signal caller in Ohio is only a sophomore. We’ve seen film of this up and coming star and he’s scheduled to be at Scout.com's Akron combine in May.

Chris Smith, a 6-foot-3, 215-pounder, from South Point already has the likes of Steve Spurrier and Pete Carroll in his sights.

Smith put together quite an impressive highlight tape and after watching it and talking with my colleagues at Scout.com, we felt that Smith was the best quarterback in Ohio. Problem was we didn’t realize Chris was only a sophomore.

Smith has tremendous arm strength. He already has a D-1 body and he reminds me a whole bunch of Drew Henson. Smith is always in control, he makes good decisions. He throws with touch, with zip and he can run. There’s no doubt that he’ll have his pick of schools next season.

“Right now I’m hearing from Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama and Marshall,” Chris Smith said.

“My coach gets a lot of stuff at school but right now I’m not paying to much attention to it. My focus has been on track.

We asked Smith if he grew up a fan of any certain school.

“I really never had one school that I pulled for or had to watch every week,” Smith explained. Maybe Ohio State sticks out more than others.

“I live on like the borders of Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, so I’ve seen a lot of Kentucky, West Virginia and Ohio State games.

“The schools I like the most right now are Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and USC.”

Chris Smith plans on camping at Ohio State and Georgia this summer.

BIATCHabutuka · #4 (**permalink**) 05-10-2005, 07:53 PM

i haven't seen smith play so i can't comment on him, but i think rocco pentello of westerville south and dan ifft jr of dover would have something to say about the best qb in the ohio class of 07.

i have seen ifft twice and he is really good for a young guy.

OSUBasketballJunkie · #5 (**permalink**) 05-11-2005, 06:43 AM

scout.com$

5/11/05

Video of Chris Smith in action. He is interested in Ohio State, Georgia, Alabama, USC, South Carolina and Florida at this point.

ol104 · #6 (**permalink**) 05-11-2005, 07:14 AM

Not conceding anything, but i sure wish Chris was from the heart of Ohio as opposed to the border.

BGriffBuckeye · #7 (**permalink**) 05-30-2005, 12:15 AM

Chris at the Akron combine this weekend...

OSUBasketballJunkie · #8 (**permalink**) 06-01-2005, 06:20 AM

scout.com (free)

6/1/05

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Although he might not get the reason for it, quarterback Chris Smith of South Point High School in Ohio certainly appreciates all the attention that seems to be going his way of late. He thinks he's just a regular guy with pretty regular statistics up to this point in his prep career. But now that everybody will be watching, will Smith play like the prospect that some are already making him out to be?
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<HR>Only a junior heading into the 2005 season, some in the recruiting circles are hinting that Chris Smith of South Point High School may already be the best quarterback prospect in the state of Ohio. High praise no doubt when you consider that the recruiting class of 2006 alone is loaded with signal callers with better than average skills from all across the state.

So where exactly did Smith come from all of the sudden?

“I’ve been starting on the varsity since I was a freshman,” said the 16-year-old field general who won’t turn 17 until Oct. 14. “I didn’t start playing football at all until I was in the seventh grade. I never played midget league or anything like that.”

A check of the Ohio High School Directory shows that South Point is in the Southeast District of the state in Lawrence County in the southern most part of the state, hence the name.

The Pointers, clad in navy blue and maize, haven’t had much success as a team yet with Smith at the helm but the future obviously looks a whole lot brighter.

“We were 2-8 last season but we had a lot of injuries and we started 18 sophomores on the team,” Smith said. “We should be a lot better coming up this year. We’ll have a lot more experience.”

Although Smith started under center as a freshman, he missed some games that year because of an injury and had limited success on the season. But in his sophomore campaign, Smith threw for 1,500 yards and ran for almost 600 more. He threw for 11 touchdowns and scored six more TDs on the ground.

“I don’t know what all the fuss is about,” said Smith prior to participating in the recent Scout.com combine at the University of Akron. “I just like to play and everything seems to be falling into place. But I don’t really like to talk about myself.”

At 6 feet 3 inches tall and 215 pounds, Smith, who reluctantly admitted that he likes to throw on the run and is pretty adept already at reading defenses, would prefer to let his actions on the gridiron do the talking for him.

“I just like being in control,” he said. “The world is on my shoulders every play.”

Smith never really imagined having so much attention focused on him the way it is already starting to.

“I’m just taking it all in stride,” he said. “I don’t really take any of it too seriously. I just want to try to get a scholarship and play football at the next level. I still have a whole lot to polish up on.”

Attending various camps and combines throughout the spring and summer time should not only help Smith hone his skills but also improve his visibility to recruiters.

“I just want to let more colleges get a look at me and stuff,” he said. “I’m really just an average guy that likes to play a little football.”

But even Smith himself can’t help but see the potential in the opportunity that’s ahead of him now.

“It’s real exciting,” said the strong-armed passer who can lead an option running attack with equal aplomb. “But I’m really just hoping to get a chance to play at the next level.”

And before you know it, schools from all across the country will be lining up to try and convince Smith that he should become a member of their program on the next level. At this point, however, Smith says he has no real allegiance to any particular university including Ohio State. “I’m real good friends with Mark Snyder who is now at Marshall but I grew up liking the (University of Tennessee) Vols,” he said. “But I'll go to an Ohio State game if I’m invited.” Smith will actually be on the campus of The Ohio State University this coming weekend as he is set to compete in the state track meet at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. He qualified to throw the shot and the discus in Division II.

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