Every week, Desmond Howard seems to think of a way to get off an anti-Ohio State take. Instead of talking about the problems of TTUN, of which there are many, he deflects to talk about the Buckeyes. Most of his anti-Buckeye bias doesn't make sense, and that has been the case for years.
Howard's presence on College GameDay has almost exclusively been to annoy Ohio State fans. As the season winds down, he's found another dumb take. This one is regarding Jeremiah Smith and his Heisman candidacy. His reasoning why Smith shouldn't win it is baffling.
Desmond Howard claims Jeremiah Smith doesn't have winning moments at Ohio State
The crux of Howard's claims is that Smith doesn't have moments in the big games Ohio State has played this year, which is incorrect. He made his bad take on First Take.
"When you talk about Jeremiah Smith, it's more than just losing Julian Sayin. In the last two years, give me one game in which Jeremiah Smith, the wide receiver at Ohio State, was the difference in a big game. In the last two years, this season and last season. Give me that game."
Howard's smarter than this...or maybe he's not. How about when Ohio State beat Indiana earlier this year in Bloomington? Smith caught the game-winning touchdown on fourth-and-1 when Sayin heaved it to him. He finished that game with four catches for 68 yards and a touchdown.
How about the game at Iowa, which is now ranked 15th? Smith completely eviscerated the Hawkeyes in Iowa City. He had 11 catches for 206 yards and two touchdowns. Ohio State won both of those ranked matchups and likely wouldn't have if Smith wasn't on the roster.
Those are just moments this season, too. There are a whole host of moments from last year, as well. Howard makes these comments without even thinking, it seems. Anyone with half a brain can pick out flaws in his argument in about two seconds. Unfortunately, that seems to be the norm with him.
Ohio State needs to try hard to get Jeremiah Smith to win the Heisman Trophy
While it's highly unlikely the Buckeyes will be able to make the College Football Playoff this year, Smith is still the best player in college football. Giving him the ball as much as possible over the next three weeks should be the goal. If the Buckeyes aren't going to make the CFP, the least they can do is try to get him the Heisman.
Smith is still the odds-on favorite to win the award on various sportsbooks. However, it will be up to Luke Fahey to make sure Smith gets more targets than he did last week against Oregon. That was a mistake that can never be repeated if Fahey wants to continue to be the starter.
Howard could not be more wrong about Smith, but what can you expect from a Michigan troll? He should worry about fixing the Wolverines instead of making bad takes about Ohio State.
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