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Scarlet Sunrise: Jeremiah Smith snubbed for another freshman of year honor

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Jeremiah Smith (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

COLUMBUS — Ohio State superstar freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith was snubbed for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award a couple of weeks ago. Texas defensive end Colin Simmons won that honor.

Another freshman honor was passed down Wednesday, and Smith was snubbed again for a different freshman. Smith was not named the Offensive Freshman of the Year award from the Football Writers Association of America; South Carolina freshman quarterback LaNorris Sellers won the award over Smith.

Sellers had a good year for the 9-4 Gamecocks, racking up 2,534 passing yards and 18 touchdowns with seven interceptions. He ran for 674 yards and seven touchdowns this season.

But Smith is remarkable for Ohio State, grabbing 71 passes for 1,227 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns — all three Buckeyes freshman receiving records — to go with one rushing touchdown. He is the leading receiver on the Ohio State team that is playing Notre Dame for the national championship on Monday night.

But he’s apparently not the best freshman in the country according to a pair of freshman award honors. Sellers took home one after Simmons took another — both over Jeremiah Smith.

Urban Meyer will be inducted into College Football Hall of Fame

Urban Meyer is regarded as one of the best coaches in the history of college football thanks to his incredible career at Bowling Green, Utah, Florida and Ohio State.

He’s set to be honored as such.

Meyer will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, the hall and the National Football Foundation announced Wednesday ahead of the national title game Monday. Meyer will be the eighth Ohio State coach to go into the Hall of Fame.

He’s part of a class with legendary seven-time national-title winning coach at Alabama and LSU Nick Saban.

Meyer, of course, won the 2014 national championship at Ohio State as part of his seven-year run with the Buckeyes. During his time at Ohio State, he went 83-9 and 54-4 in Big Ten play. He had a sterling 7-0 career record against Michigan as the head coach of the Buckeyes and won three Big Ten titles (2014, 2017, 2018). He also won the 2018 Rose Bowl and 2017 Cotton Bowl with the Buckeyes.

But while Ohio State was the final stop of his college coaching career, it certainly wasn’t his most illustrious. Meyer went 65-15 in six seasons, winning the 2006 and 2008 BCS national championships with the Gators. He also won two Outback Bowls and a Sugar Bowl during his tenure.

During his two stops at Florida and Ohio State, Meyer’s programs developed NFL talent every year at nearly every position.

Before his time at Florida, Meyer went 22-2 in two seasons at Utah. He won a Liberty Bowl and a Fiesta Bowl during his Utes tenure. He arrived at Utah after going 17-6 in two seasons as the head coach at Bowling Green.

Counting down

Ohio State vs. Notre Dame (national championship game): 4 days
Ohio State at Michigan: 317 days

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