Corey Smith (Akron, Ohio/East Mississippi Community College) has taken the road less traveled to Division I football.
A wide receiver with almost unparalleled speed, Smith spent a season at Grand Rapids Community College in Michigan before heading to East Mississippi Community College this year in an effort to latch on at a Division I program.
The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Smith is starting to see his hard work come to fruition with the latest offer coming from Ohio State and that went a long way, considering he has two years of eligibility left in Division I.
A wide receiver with almost unparalleled speed, Smith spent a season at Grand Rapids Community College in Michigan before heading to East Mississippi Community College this year in an effort to latch on at a Division I program.
The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Smith is starting to see his hard work come to fruition with the latest offer coming from Ohio State and that went a long way, considering he has two years of eligibility left in Division I.
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