FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) –

With scholarship offers from Michigan, Tennessee, Michigan State, Iowa, and Purdue on the table Roderick Smith has made his college decision – he’s going to be a Buckeye.

A senior-to-be at Harding high school, Smith has verbally committed to play for Ohio State in 2010. Verbal commitments are non-binding and athletes cannot sign a scholarship until the first week of February.

Ranked as one of the top ten high school running backs by a multitude of recruiting websites & publication, Smith is considered one of the front-runner for Indiana’s Mr. Football Award this coming season.

At 6-foot-3, 220 lbs., Smith is a physically imposing back that may remind Ohio State fans of Eddie George and/or Chris “Beanie” Wells in terms of his stature

As a junior, Smith rushed for 1,475 yards.  He piled up 3,580 yards combined as a freshman and sophomore.