Jeremiah Smith added to watch list for Biletnikoff Award
COLUMBUS — Ohio State freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is already the top pass-catching option for the Buckeyes offense. He’s beginning to be recognized as such.
Smith was added to the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award on Wednesday, a sign that he’s turning heads nationally in his first season on campus. Smith currently has 32 catches for a team-leading 553 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns. He also has a rushing touchdown this season.
Smith became the first Ohio State player in program history to catch a touchdown in each of the Buckeyes’ first six games of the season when he grabbed a score on Saturday night in the loss to Oregon. He has routinely dazzled with one-handed catches to go along with just solid receiver play.
Oh, and he has also been a very good perimeter blocker in the running game.
For that, he joined senior receiver Emeka Egbuka (40 catches, 526 receiving yards, six touchdown receptions) on the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award on Wednesday. Ohio State now has its two top pass-catching options on the list.
Pair of Buckeyes earn midseason All-American honors
Most of the country is now at the six-game mark, meaning college football is half-way over. With that in mind, the folks over at CBS Sports released their midseason All-America team, and a pair of Buckeyes players landed on the list.
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Ohio State is tied with Texas and Iowa as the only three programs with two players on the midseason All-America team. The Buckeyes have two of the five Big Ten selections after six games — one on each side of the ball. Both are transfer additions.
On the offensive side of the ball, center Seth McLaughlin is a CBS Sports midseason All American at center. McLaughlin transferred in from Alabama after starting 25 games for the Crimson Tide during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. He picked Ohio State after leaving Alabama last offseason, and he has proven to be among the best offensive linemen in college football — and potentially the best center.
Flip it over to the defensive side of things, and another Alabama transfer is on the midseason All-America team for the Buckeyes. Safety Caleb Downs earned the nod from the folks at CBS Sports. Even as the Buckeyes defense has had its fair share of struggles this season, Downs has been incredible for this defense. He had eight tackles and two pass breakups in the loss to Oregon on Saturday night.
