2	Rod Smith
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind. High School: Paul Harding Height / Weight: 6-3 / 238 Position: RB

Ohio State Overview: Rod is in his third year with the Ohio State program ... he enrolled in the fall of 2010 and red-shirted the season as a true freshman ... last year he experienced his first collegiate action, playing in 10 games and getting carries in three of them ... he opened his collegiate career with an 18-carry, 74-yard game against Akron ... he scored his first collegiate touchdown that game from xx yards out ... also had seven carries for 24 yars vs. Akron and 4 for 18, respectively, vs. Colorado ... finished the year with 29 carries for 116 yards and did not lose a single yard from the line of scrimmage ... also caught two passes for 15 yards.

More on Rod: Rod is majoring in African-American and African Studies ... he switched to jersey No. 2 last year after opening in No. 24 ... he has retained the 2 this year ... he carried the football 1,000 times during his high school career and set the SAC conference career rushing record with 6,625 yards with 66 touchdowns ... he was the player of the year as a senior for coach Sherwood Haydock at Paul Harding H.S. ... also was all-conference in basketball and ran on state runner-up 4x100 relay team ... Rod is the son of Sophia and Roger Smith.