LAS VEGAS – Jeremiah Smith was an instrumental part of Ohio State’s national championship last year as a freshman.
Entering the 2025 season, the wide receiver is considered perhaps the best player in college football.
It would be easy for a 19-year-old in his position to become complacent. That’s simply not in Smith’s DNA.
“I come from humble beginnings,” Smith said at Big Ten media days. “My dad always told me, ‘Don’t brag about the things that you’re doing or the things that you’ve got.’ I’m blessed to be here. I’m blessed I had a great season last year. But I can’t let that one season get in my head.
“A lot of people would let a great season freshman year get in their head or start smiling at themselves thinking they’re all that. But I don’t think that way. I always feel I’m looking for something to improve on.”
A year ago, Smith caught 76 passes for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns. He demurred when asked about statistical goals this year. But 2,000 receiving yards isn’t out of the question if OSU gets quality quarterback play from Julian Sayin or Lincoln Kienholz.
As the top player nationally in the 2024 recruiting class, Smith was not an unknown last year. But now teams have had an offseason to game-plan for him, something OSU coach Ryan Day knows well.
“You have to be creative about how you get him the ball,” Day said, “but he also is going to make everybody better on that field because he’s going to draw a lot of attention.
“It’s going to be important for the quarterback to recognize that and then use the other weapons that he has.”
Smith said that his focus in the offseason was to become an even better…
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