Update: Tim May of the Dispatch is reporting Rod Smith will arrive tomorrow or Saturday.
The strange saga of freshman RB Rod Smith rolled on Thursday as he no showed for camp. After facing much scrutiny due to admissions/academics related issues, the good news appears to be that Smith's non-arrival was something of a logistics woe: he didn't have a ride to Columbus. Per all accounts, Smith is working to rectify the situation and should be with the team shortly.
Perhaps more surprising to some was word that tight end Nic DiLillo was absent from the team's 105-man roster. Given that this is a pretty non-exclusive catch all roster for all essential (and even some non-) personnel, it's a bit of a shocker that someone once expected to contribute on the field falls behind walk on's and the like. The Dispatch's venerable Ken Gordon had more on the reasoning behind the move:Interesting on DiLillo, it's rare to leave a scholarship player off the 105. DiLillo may rejoin later, but it's a clear msg to him.Rumors abound that DiLillo's not brought the same level of effort and intensity to his on-the-practice field hustle as he has with his, ahem, off-the-field extracurriculars. More on both as it becomes available. (TFJ: Ken Gordon)
