The Buckeyes received their 7th verbal for the class of 2010 from 6'3", 220lb, running back Roderick Smith.  Smith is a four-star prospect out of Indiana and is the 47th ranked player in the nation according to Rivals.com.  Smith flew under the radar until the last few months due to there simply not being a whole lot of film available on him.  Luckily for the Buckeyes they were quick to notice his immense talents and offer him relatively early in the process.  Smith took a bit longer to commit to the Buckeyes than most expected but it seems Ohio State wanted to make sure Smith had his grades in order to insure his acceptance to the university.  Smith is a rare blend of size, speed, and power and joins a suddenly extremely deep stable of running backs in Columbus.  Ohio State has already welcomed two top running backs in freshman Jamaal Berry and Carlos Hyde to the university as members of the 2009 recruiting class to go along with current OSU running backs Brandon Saine and Daniel Herron.

Watching film on Roderick Smith despite being a huge running back he is incredibly fast and has a good ability to make defenders miss. I dare liken Smith to a bigger faster version of former Ohio State running back Chris Wells.  It goes without saying this is a big pick up for the Buckeyes class of 2010.  Smith chose the Buckeyes over offers from Michigan State, Purdue, Tennessee, Iowa, and Michigan.