Jeremiah Smith Drew A Massive Crowd After Ohio State’s Student Appreciation Day Practice

By Dan Hope on April 5, 2025 at 7:21 pm
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It seemed like every student at Ohio State’s Student Appreciation Day wanted a photo or an autograph from Jeremiah Smith.

When Saturday’s practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center concluded and students were allowed to go onto the field to interact with the Buckeye players, a bevy of students immediately ran toward Smith, creating a massive crowd around Ohio State’s star wide receiver before he even finished stretching.

With a police officer and Ohio State director of player development C.J. Barnett keeping watch, the crowd around Smith was peaceful but eventually had to be dispersed after some time so Smith could leave the field.

The crowd Smith drew following Saturday’s scrimmage showcased his status as the new face of Ohio State football and as one of college football’s biggest superstars. That comes on the heels of a spectacular freshman season in which Smith caught 76 passes for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns. The last of those catches clinched a national championship for Ohio State when Smith hauled in a 56-yard deep ball from Will Howard with less than three minutes remaining, setting up a Jayden Fielding field goal that gave the Buckeyes the final three points of their 34-23 win over Notre Dame.

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