All year long, Jeremiah Smith has been Ohio State's best player. He has been the only consistent player on the offense. Over the course of the year, Smith has continued to set records. He has set records for the Ohio State football program and the Big Ten.
This year, Smith has broken every Ohio State receiving record possible. He owns the record for the most receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns in program history. Now, He has set another record, this time becoming the all-time leader in Big Ten history for receiving yards.
Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith sets all-time Big Ten receiving record
In the first quarter against Northwestern, Smith set the all-time record for most receiving yards. Quite honestly, it was on a play in which he could have scored if Bo Jackson had blocked better. Smith broke John Standeford's record from Purdue to become the conference's all-time receiving leader.
It's just another testament to how good Smith is as a college football player. Earlier this week, Ohio State launched a Heisman campaign for Smith. He is still the favorite to win the award, despite how poorly the team has played in the last couple of weeks. This is still the worst season the team has had in 15 years.
At this point, one of the few goals left that the Buckeyes can achieve is to get Smith to win the Heisman. He's the best receiver to ever come through the program, and he might be the best player in Ohio State football history. That's how good he has been in his three years.
Ohio State won a national championship with him as a freshman, and that helps his legacy. Still, adding a second national title during his final season would have pushed him into a different echelon in program history. As it stands, he's still the greatest receiver ever.
Ohio State sadly has wasted Jeremiah Smith's best season
Smith has had his best season this year. He has really improved his game to the point where he can get yards after the catch at a high rate. He can also catch the ball when he is double-teamed, which happens almost every play. Unfortunately, the rest of his team hasn't held up their end of the bargain.
This is the worst season Ohio State has had since 2011. It seems that they have wasted Smith's final season wearing the Scarlet and Gray. It is almost impossible for them to make the College Football Playoff, as they would need all kinds of chaos to happen in front of them in the CFP rankings.
Instead of bookending his career with national titles, Smith will have to settle for something else. In the first half of the Northwestern game, the Buckeyes made sure to force-feed it to Smith. That's what he needs to put up those Heisman numbers. That might take the sting out of winning a title a bit.
Smith is the ultimate team guy, and he would rather have the national championship.
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