It’s hard for anyone from Michigan to compliment anything about Ohio State, but sometimes you have no choice because of the obvious. That’s exactly what happened at Big Ten football media days this past week with Michigan football head coach Sherrone Moore.
You can’t talk about the Wolverines without also discussing Ohio State, and so it was when Moore was asked about the Buckeyes and the success last year in The Game. The topic of OSU wide receiver Jeremiah Smith came up, and Moore had to relent that he was a pretty special player.
“He’s probably the best college football player that’s out there,” Moore told reporters. “He’s elite.”
It’s hard to argue with. Not only does Smith pass the eyeball test, the stats also say that he can be a handful. As a freshman, Smith put together arguably the best season by a freshman wide receiver ever, hauling in 76 catches for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Despite that, Michigan did contain Smith to a degree. He did catch the only touchdown by Ohio State in The Game last year, but finished with just five catches for 35 yards. Smith has already guaranteed the Buckeyes will have a different outcome the next two years, and he’ll get a chance to make good on that on November 29 in Ann Arbor.
We’ll see if Michigan can limit the effectiveness of Smith again this year, or if the star receiver can exact a little revenge in the Big House.
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