Although I'm not from the area that Troy is from in Cleveland, I can say they are rough and it is a true testament to him and those who have been close to him that he is where he is today. I hope he continues to inspire those at Glenville and other parts of inner-city Cleveland to achieve beyond themselves.

Troy Smith loves and want to help Cleveland. Cleveland loves Troy Smith. What better way to help out your community than to be reunited with your community. We would love nothing more than him helping to set the streets straight and for him to pull our football team out of the gutter as well. We all believe in him and failure is not in his vocabulary. Just look at his life he has never given up and he ends with success. This is the man that will be a role model for the city and the captain that will right the titanic that is the Cleveland Browns. It would be about time to get some character on that team!

With the recent naming of Dwayne Wade as SI Sportsman of the Year, you have to wonder: Why did Ted Ginn Sr not get any consideration? This guys is the definition of a man who is there to help anybody who needs it. His bus tour for underexposed high school talent is amazing, netting many kids scholarships that would otherwise never be seen. He puts his neck out there for the betterment of the youth of the Midwest and now he has a shining example to point to. Congratulations to you Troy Smith, you will always be an icon in Buckeye Nation. And a bigger congratulations to you Mr. Ginn for being a Sportsman truly worthy of honor!

Troy Smith is the story of the American Dream. On the field, he's a leader and always the toughest man on the field. Off the field, he's shown that people deserve a second chance, and with patience greatness can be achieved.

Troy Smith's story is exactly what Cleveland inner city parents needed. The City of Cleveland nor the State of Ohio help these children, but now they have someone to look up to and something to hope for.

The Heisman Trophy, once the most revered award in all of sports has become an absolute joke. The politics, the endless parade of season-long "Heisman Watches," the bias against certain players and programs, the ever-shifting criteria which makes it oh-so convenient for the mindless media members to justify that year's vote and selection it has become a travesty. If the Downtown Athletic Club wants to take back control of THEIR award and return it to prominence then they should limit the voting to members of the club and the former winners of the award. Get the media and the sponsors and ESPN out of it. When a model citizen and outstanding STUDENT-athlete like Brady Quinn finishes THIRD - something is amiss. Shame on the voters for taking this once proud trophy and turning it into a junior high popularity contest.

Troy Smith, I'm a big fan of and have the upmost respect for and I don't even know the guy. Cleveland definitely needs help and Troy will do that. Yes, he will play in the NFL as long as he wants and make alot of money. Do your thang homey, my community is pulling for u also. Keep your head up, the fun has just begun. Take care.

I just dont get how Troy Smith didn't get kicked off the team for accepeting money from boosters. I mean it's against the rules.

I just don't get how self righteous people want to judge a man tht they've never met for something like taking money to help pay his mothers cell phone bill. I mean, it's easy to condemn when you've never had any of your mistakes aired out in public over, and over, and over again. Unless you are without flaw or sin you shouldn't cast stones from a glass house. This guy is an absolute rolemodel for the way he has rebounded from his humility to become the man that he is today. Shame on you for casting such a judgmental eye on such a remarkable young man!

I clearly remember two years ago sitting down to watch the evening news and saw Troy Smith had been suspended for taking $500 from a booster. My first thought was "oh great, just what we need, another Clarett." But over these past two years, Troy has taken the second chance so kindly given to him and has proved to be one of the classiest guys both on and off the field. He is a role model not only for the city of Cleveland and the state of Ohio, but the whole country. He made some pretty big mistakes, but thanks to Jim Tressel and Ted Ginn Sr. as well as many other players and role models, he has turned his life around. I have utmost respect for Brady Quinn, earning a double degree is a difficult task, and being the starting QB for Notre Dame on top of that is unimagineable. But even Notre Dame fans need to face it-this is the year of Troy Smith.

I was a Foster Child, and I can truly appreciate the heart and the hard work of the White's, as well as that of Mr Ginn. Congrat's to them. I think that also the great inspiration and influence of the former Buckeye's, like Eddie George, Archie Griffin, Chris Spellman, and so many others should be cheered. They have come back and helped these young guy's, like Troy, to offer small buy imprtant words of advice that help to convince them that they can overcome these troubles, and that they have a type of family that wants to be there to help them grow into something special. I was formerly from Ohio and Mr Tressel proved at YSU that he is something very special at steadying these young men and seeing the potential. Even he admits when he makes mistakes such as slightly favoring Clarett. But we are never too old to grow, and what he has done with Troy Smith in giving him that 2nd chance because of the root reasons for Troy's failure is commendable. Tressel has done a lot for other members of the squad, adn you see it in their extra effort in the summers, etc. Troy, that is a great job of overcoming, and keep that lesson you have learned about humility, team, and seizing the opportunities. Best of luck to Troy, and all of this truly very special Buckeyes team in the National Championship Game. When tehy win they will have completed a great great job of continuous work ethic, diligence, and goal execution that they can remember for all their life, and be remembered as one of the truly great college teams to have ever laced on their football cleats.