It was a historic weekend for Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State football. The All-American sophomore wide receiver caught his 25th touchdown as a Buckeye on Saturday and it took him just 25 games to do it.
That's the fastest a player has ever reached the 25-touchdown mark at Ohio State, besting David Boston's mark of catching 25 touchdowns in his first 30 games. As expected, the soft-spoken Smith didn't have much to say about this accomplishment and wrapped up his thoughts in a one-word tweet.
Consistency
— Jeremiah Smith (@Jermiah_Smith1) November 8, 2025
It's an incredible mark of consistency for the 19-year-old budding superstar and considering the amazing lineage of wide receivers that have come through Columbus, Smith can rightfully say he's up there with the best ever. Fortunately, he'd much rather brag about his teammates.
Smith passes the Heisman off to Sayin
The relationship between Smith and Julian Sayin appears to be one of the strongest brotherhoods in college football. When Sayin is asked about the Heisman Trophy, he quickly redirects the talk to team accomplishments or pumps Smith for the honor instead.
So, it's only natural that when Smith is asked about the Heisman, he defers the honor to his quarterback.
"That's Julian Sayin's trophy right there. He's the best player in the country"Jeremiah Smith on the Heisman Trophy
No secrets, just hard work
When a player has as much natural talent as Smith, the work ethic often gets overlooked by fans. Yes, Smith is an amazing athlete and does things you just can't teach. But he also puts in the work and Sayin wanted to remind everyone of that during his post-game interview.
"He's a really hard working player and he shows up on Saturdays because he shows up on Tuesdays and Wednesday," Sayin said. "He's a really smart player. He knows what he's doing and where he's going and rarely makes mental mistakes and rarely makes physical mistakes."
That comment shows that Smith not only takes his craft seriously, but he's also a leader by example. The one thing that has allowed the Buckeyes to have this incredible run of can't-miss wide receivers that have come through the program is that players like Garrett Wilson, Marvin Harrison Jr., Chris Olave and Emeka Egbuka led by example and set the tone for the next guy. Smith is continuing that trend, and it showed this past Saturday when some of the younger guys had to step up in the absence of Carnell Tate.
"It's football at the end of the day. I just want to go out and play my game and be myself," Smith added.