Jeremiah Smith isn’t messing around. The Ohio State star wide receiver just shredded No. 14 Iowa, leading No. 5 Ohio State to a dominant 31-14 win on Saturday. He dropped 206 yards and two touchdowns on 11 catches, marking his second straight game over 200 yards, a feat he’d never pulled off before this season. This kid is on another level, and he’s making a serious Heisman push.
Smith Is Rewriting the Record Books (Again)
Smith is playing out of his mind right now, absolutely lighting up the stat sheet. This Iowa game, which was huge for Kinnick Stadium, saw him put up 206 yards and two scores. But get this, that was *less* than what he did last week against Illinois, when he went for a career-high 217 yards and four touchdowns in a blowout win. In just the past two weeks, he’s racked up 423 receiving yards and six TDs. That’s just unreal. He entered Saturday as the nation’s leader in receiving yards and was tied for the most receiving touchdowns. He wasn’t just chasing records, he’s setting them. Smith broke both the Ohio State receiving touchdowns record and the school’s receptions record in this latest outing. He already held the yardage record, so yeah, he owns all three major wide receiver categories for the Buckeyes now. Seriously, the guy said, “I just want more, really. I’m never satisfied.” That’s the mindset you love to see.
The “How” Is What’s Turning Heads
It isn’t just the jaw-dropping numbers Smith is putting up, it’s *how* he’s doing it. There was one play against Iowa where quarterback Julian Sayin chucked the ball into triple coverage, and somehow, Smith still pulled it down for a 54-yard gain. That specific play was his 200th career catch, too. Smith, Sayin, and head coach Ryan Day all laughed about it after the game, admitting the throw probably shouldn’t have happened. They got lucky. Smith himself said, “That throw, I didn’t expect Julian to throw that one. I was surprised he threw it. But it just shows we have trust in each other, and he expects me to make that play. That’s exactly what I’m going to do.” He did it again later, snagging a ball with two defenders draped all over him, one even getting flagged for holding. Day summed it up perfectly: “There’s times where he’s covered, and we still make the throw and catch. It just speaks to his ability, and Julian’s trust with him. But then there’s other plays where he was open.” On his final touchdown of the day, he was wide open and celebrated by hitting the Heisman pose. With 36 career touchdown receptions, he’s now Ohio State’s all-time leader.
Ryan Day knows he has a problem, but it’s the best kind of problem: “Every coach in America is going to say, ‘We’ve got to take this guy away.’” Good luck with that, coaches. This kid is on an absolute tear, and the rest of the season is going to be wild to watch.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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