Scarlet Sunrise: Jeremiah Smith named On3 Offensive Freshman of the Year

COLUMBUS — Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith just finished his first regular season of college football. And he already has a laundry list of accolades to his name. Smith was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and Big Ten Wide Receiver of the Year earlier this week. He will be on All-America teams as a true freshman, too.

Now he has been named the On3 Offensive Freshman of the Year.

Smith is one of three wide receivers on the Freshman All-America team. He is joined by Alabama’s Ryan Williams and Auburn’s Cam Coleman.

Here’s what On3 said about Smith’s award as the Offensive Freshman of the Year:

On3 tabbed Jeremiah Smith as the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2023 cycle and as the top wide receiver to come through high school football in the last 15 years. Smith lived up to those lofty expectations as a true freshman and was not only the best receiver in a loaded group of freshman pass-catchers, but was also the top overall offensive player this season.

Smith led all true freshmen in both receiving yards and touchdowns and was instantly the top wide receiver talent on Ohio State’s campus the second he enrolled, which knowing the history and how Ohio State recruits the position is just a massive indicator of his overall talent. At 6 foot 3, 220 pounds with high-end athleticism, elite route-running ability and high end ball skills, Jeremiah Smith is already one of the top receivers in college football and there’s a feeling that if he was eligible for the NFL Draft he would be a top-10 pick next April after just one year of college football. That’s certainly deserving of All-American status.

Charles Power, On3

South Carolina defensive end Dylan Stewart was On3’s Defensive Freshman of the Year.

ICYMI: Where Buckeyes would be ranked using old BCS format

Ohio State had been No. 2 in the country for the last couple of weeks, according to all three of the AP Poll, the Coaches Poll and the College Football Playoff Poll before its loss to Michigan. Now the Buckeyes are 7th with the AP and Coaches but 6th in the CFP rankings. But where would the Buckeyes be ranked if this sport was still using the old BCS formula to rank teams.

Also No. 6

Actually the would-be BCS top five would be unchanged from the current AP Poll. It would have Oregon at No. 1, followed by Texas, Notre Dame, Penn State and Georgia — just not in the same order.The video player is currently playing an ad. You can skip the ad in 5 sec with a mouse or keyboardSkip in 3s

Maybe that old computer formula knew what it was doing after all, because that’s an impressive top six. No matter where you look, the Buckeyes are in the 12-team field, even after their rivalry loss.

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Ohio State at Michigan: 358 days

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