Inspired by his own struggles, Troy Smith is raising money for mental health research through a charity auction that offers Buckeye fans the chance to experience gameday with him.
“I don't know which other way to be more positive and happy than experiencing Buckeye football on a Saturday,” Smith told. “We don't usually give out a day in the life of how we kick it during the actual football season. But with the NFT and with the resilience program, we want to figure out different ways to give back and accumulate fans and people who think just like us.”
“We want to get rid of the stigma, and me understanding that it's okay to be vulnerable, it's okay that when and if you do have problems, to have the ability to talk to somebody about it, and for you to feel comfortable in that setting,” Smith said. “We want to create a specific lane where the vulnerabilities around mental health and being able to talk about it is no longer hush-hush. It’s no longer a bad thing to feel. It's okay.
“I needed to get it off my chest that I was doing certain things that led to everything that happened to me, and it wasn't the sport that cheated me,” Smith said. “The bitterness stemmed from delusions of grandeur. Thinking that I was better than what I really was or whichever versions of success that I wanted to be microwavable, and it didn't happen … It was all me.”
Smith also hopes this is the last year he can be called Ohio State’s most recent Heisman Trophy winner, as he believes C.J. Stroud is ready to win the Buckeyes’ eighth Heisman Trophy this year.
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