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NCAA investigation clouds Smith's status

By Teddy Greenstein
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, February 25, 2005

One Ohio State beat writer compared Troy Smith's Feb. 21 press conference to that of Jason Giambi. In other words, there was a lot of apologizing but few specifics. Smith, the quarterback who led the Buckeyes to a rousing upset of Michigan but was suspended from the Alamo Bowl for taking money from a booster, said he regretted his actions. He also insisted it was the only time he had taken cash under the table. "The first, last and only time," he said. Smith wouldn't address how he met the b ...

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