TE Alex Smith

[Street Novelist]

Player: Alex Smith

Hometown: West Chester, OH

Position: TE

Height: 6'5"

Weight: 260 lbs.

40 time: 4.87

Visit Date:

Scholarships: Cincinnati, Duke, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Minnesota, N.C. State, North Carolina, Penn State, Purdue, South Carolina, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Favorites: Kentucky, Miami, Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin

 

COMMITTED TO KENTUCKY

 

Rivals:

Scout:

ESPN: Top 150 Watchlist

 

Rivals has his 40 at 4.87; Scout at 4.74

[Ohio Pete]

Committed to Cinci:

Bearcats nab top tight end Alex Smith

 

ESPNU 150 Watch List tight end Alex Smith, a 6-foot-4, 225-pound prospect, has committed to sign with Cincinnati, Bucknuts.com's Bill Kurelic reports. Smith's high school teammate, lineman Kevin Schloemer.

 

Smith had scholarship offers from the Bearcats as well as Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, West Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina State and Duke. He was also drawing interest from many others including Ohio State.

 

He said, "My mom and my grandmother have never missed a game of mine. I wanted to stay close to home and they were a big part of my decision. I feel we can do something special at Cincinnati with coach (Brian) Kelly. We can keep it going. By committing early I can help bring other guys to Cincinnati. I've been kind of the leader."

[Street Novelist]

He chose Cinci over Ohio State? maybe early playing time? How far is Columbus from Cinci? The article said he wanted his grandmother to be able to attend his games, but surely Ohio State wouldn't be much farther to travel?

[Vuren]

He chose Cinci over Ohio State? maybe early playing time? How far is Columbus from Cinci? The article said he wanted his grandmother to be able to attend his games, but surely Ohio State wouldn't be much farther to travel?

hour and half to two hours to drive from cinci to columbus(well...actually the other way around). columbus is in the middle of the state.

[Street Novelist]

per Scout: West Chester (OH) Lakota West TE Alex Smith offered his verbal commitment to the Cincinnati Bearcats back in February, but recently he began exploring other options in order to ensure that the right decision. His trip to Ann Arbor for last weekend’s Barbecue at the Big House has suddenly vaulted Michigan back into contention

[Ohio Pete]

Oops?:

Smith is also concerned about a change in the Bearcats’ program. Tight ends coach Mike Elston will coach the defensive line next season.

 

“I developed a good relationship with Coach Elston,” Smith said. “With him coaching the defensive line they are not sure they are going to have a tight ends coach. They might just have the tight ends go back and forth with the wide receivers and the offensive linemen.”

 

Or is that just spin after this statement:

But Smith said Tuesday that with recent offers from LSU, Penn State, Miami (Fla.), North Carolina and others coming in, he felt the need to open up the recruiting process again.

 

“I’m going to open it up to a few schools, make a few visits and make sure UC’s the best decision for me,” Smith said.

 

“I’ve gotten some new big-time offers, so I want to go out and see what they have to offer and take it all in.”

[Street Novelist]

One of the more interesting names in attendance at the Ohio State advanced camp was Alex Smith. The current tight end commitment to the Cincinnati Bearcats looked impressive during drills and no doubt was one of the best at his position. The question however was why did Smith attend the camp?

[Street Novelist]

visiting Miami later this month

[Hunter94]

visiting Miami later this month

 

 

“I’ve gotten some new big-time offers, so I want to go out and see what they have to offer and take it all in.”

 

short for Miami and some other schools are now in the hunt, UC not so much.

[Street Novelist]

West Chester (OH) Lakota West TE Alex Smith had a wide array of interested suitors after reopening his recruitment earlier this summer. The one-time Cincinnati verbal has now pared down his list of contenders and is about to begin lining up visits. Seven teams are still standing.

[Street Novelist]

Alex Smith (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West), one of the top tight end prospects in the Midwest, committed to Cincinnati during the winter. He remains committed to the Bearcats, however, he has since opened his recruitment back up to some extent.

 

Smith has approximately two dozen scholarship offers on the table.

 

"I've kind of narrowed it down more than it use to be," Smith said. "I have two that I like a lot, North Carolina and Wisconsin. I went to Wisconsin about three weeks ago. I loved it there. And I like North Carolina a lot. I like their tight ends coach."

 

There are other schools still very much in the picture as well.

 

"I got to check out Michigan, Kentucky, North Carolina State and Michigan State," Smith said. "And I'd like to make a trip down to LSU and Miami. Oregon wants me to make it up there. We'll see how it goes."

 

The 6-foot-5, 225-pounder, who has offers from all of the schools he mentioned, played wide receiver his sophomore season. He moved to tight end his junior year and caught 33 passes with six touchdowns.

 

When asked to name his top choices Smith said, "Cincinnati, then Wisconsin, then North Carolina, and Kentucky is in there too."

 

Smith has scheduled an official visit to Wisconsin for the weekend of Sept. 5. He says he will likely schedule at least one or two other official visits as well.

[Street Novelist]

One of the top tight end prospects in the Midwest, Alex Smith (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West), made his first official visit this past weekend. Smith was in Madison visiting Wisconsin.

 

"It was a good visit," Lakota West coach Larry Cox said. "There were times Alex told me they were playing four tight ends."

 

Smith's list of scholarship offers includes Wisconsin, Cincinnati, North Carolina, LSU, Michigan, Miami (FL), North Carolina State, Illinois, Indiana and Purdue.

 

The 6-foot-5, 225-pounder committed to Cincinnati during the winter, but it is not a done deal he will be a Bearcat. Smith has not de-committed, but at least two other schools appear to have a very realistic shot at signing him.

 

Cox feels Smith will ultimately decide from the trio of Cincinnati, Wisconsin and North Carolina.

 

"He expressed a strong interest in North Carolina, and Cincinnati still," Cox said.

[Street Novelist]

Scout: With Wisconsin searching for the next great tight end to fit into its offensive system, the Badgers hosted Alex Smith, one of the top tight ends in the country, over the weekend. From his stats, Smith fits the bill and by what transpired during his visit, it seems the Badger coaches feel the same way.

[Street Novelist]

Alex Smith (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) -- one of the top tight end prospects in the Midwest -- remains committed to Cincinnati, but it is not certain he will sign with the Bearcats.

 

He has been considering visits to a number of the schools that have offered him a scholarship and it looks like his final decision will come down to three colleges.

 

Smith attended Cincinnati's game on Saturday, but two other schools are continuing their push.

 

"I talked to (Wisconsin coach) Bret Bielema," Lakota West coach Larry Cox said. "He has said Alex is a big one for him. I know North Carolina is coming after him still pretty hard."

 

Smith made an official visit to Wisconsin the weekend of Sept. 5. To this point he has not scheduled an official visit to either North Carolina or Cincinnati.

[Street Novelist]

Tight end Alex Smith (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) remains committed to Cincinnati, however, Smith is set to take his second official visit this weekend.

 

"He is going to visit North Carolina this weekend," Lakota West coach Larry Cox said. "I know he's going to make an official visit to UC. I think that will be closer to November. I believe in my mind he will make an official visit to Kentucky as well."

 

Smith made an official visit to Wisconsin the weekend of Sept. 5. The Badgers also remain in the running.