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From Hooley's Column the other day.

Tressel said he does not remember when Zwick pulled ahead of Smith, but said it occurred sometime during spring practice or fall camp.

Smith, however, exited fall camp close enough to Zwick to merit one first-half series and the entire fourth quarter of the season-opener against Cincinnati, then played one series in game two against Marshall.

He has not played since.

"I think Troy earned the opportunity to play in those two games," Tressel said. ". . . Was there anything Troy did in the Marshall game [to merit being permanently benched]? No, not that I can recall. . . . We evaluate every series, every quarter, every game, every staff meeting, who should do what we're trying to do and it's believe it or notthat simple."

Asked what Smith must do to get more playing time, Tressel said: "He would need to perform better than Justin and Todd Boeckman in practice."