Ohio State finally gets a softer-looking assignment after the Iowa win. The timing, however, comes with a small problem. The Buckeyes could be short-handed at WR when Maryland comes to Columbus for Homecoming on Saturday.
Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith caught eight passes for 164 yards and a touchdown against Texas on Sept. 12, and Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian was still talking about him almost four weeks later.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have made a statement thus far this season as one of college football's elite championship contenders. Currently, it is a top-5 program according to AP voters.
Julian Sayin knows he probably shouldn’t have thrown the ball into triple coverage. The Ohio State quarterback said so after the game. Ryan Day delivered a similar message this week, even as he praised the spectacular catch Jeremiah Smith made.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have two talented freshmen who have seen inconsistent playing time in Columbus so far. Ryan Day opened up about Khary Wilder and Legend Bey with where they stand this week ahead of the Maryland game.
Ohio State has kicked off the 2026 college football season with a 4-1 record, with their only loss coming in a blown second half lead at No. 1 Texas.
The Ohio State Buckeyes certainly aren't in a bad position this year, but that doesn't mean there aren't areas of improvement.
The Michigan Wolverines are in a bit of a tailspin.
In Columbus, Marvin Harrison Jr. was never supposed to look ordinary. At Ohio State, he was the cleanest route runner in a receiver room that had spent a decade producing first-rounders, a Biletnikoff winner whose releases and hands made the position look solved.
Indiana is 5-0 and sitting at the top of the Big Ten picture. Ohio State follows with 4-1, with its only blemish coming in a game it appeared to have won before Texas stormed back in the fourth quarter.
Dave Portnoy did not quietly disappear from FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff. According to him, Ohio State wanted him gone, with Ryan Day sitting right at the center of the drama.
A former Ohio State football All-American has suffered a serious injury and will miss the remainder of the 2026 NFL season. Injuries have hit the NFL hard early in the 2026 season, and Monday was a rough day for former Ohio State Buckeyes in the league.
Former ESPN analyst Lee Corso pulled a Brutus Buckeye mascot head over his own 30 years ago Monday, and that pick outside Ohio Stadium grew into the signature segment of College GameDay for nearly three decades.
Jeremiah Smith keeps rewriting the Ohio State Buckeyes’ record book, but the star receiver made clear Saturday that his biggest remaining goal has nothing to do with individual statistics.
Jeremiah Smith added two more Ohio State Buckeyes records to his resume on Saturday, and the star receiver made clear that individual milestones should start catching nationwide attention and recognition.
Jeremiah Smith had another big day on Saturday. The Ohio State Buckeyes junior wide receiver had a big day en route to a blowout win over Iowa in a Top 25 matchup on Saturday afternoon.
The Ohio State Buckeyes picked up their fourth win of the season on Saturday, and now they’re soon going to have to make a calculated decision at a key spot.
Saturday afternoons in the fall still belong to college football, and the arguments that follow them tend to last longer than the games. Fans leave the stands comparing missed tackles, risky throws and the handful of players who looked faster than the coverage assigned to stop them.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have a long history of recruiting, developing and sending outstanding wide receivers to the NFL. There's a reason that Ohio State is often referred to as "Wide Receiver University," and that is likely to remain the case for quite some time.
Caitlin Clark is back in Iowa City on Saturday as No. 14 Iowa hosts No. 5 Ohio State in one of the biggest college football games of the weekend. The Indiana Fever star returned to her former college home for ESPN’s “College GameDay,” serving as the celebrity guest picker ahead of the Big Ten showdown.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark returns to Iowa City on Saturday as the guest picker for ESPN's College GameDay, giving the show a former Hawkeyes star for No.
Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa Hawkeyes don't have much time to celebrate their Week 4 last-second win over the Michigan Wolverines at the Big House.
Nick Saban has seen greatness at the wide receiver position up close and personal.
ESPN’s computer model kept the Ohio State Buckeyes as the No. 1 team in the country, even after a road loss to Texas. The Buckeyes remained in the No. 1 spot last week, following a blowout win over Kent State.
The Ohio State Buckeyes picked up a huge win over Illinois on Saturday, but the biggest story of the afternoon was once again Jeremiah Smith. The star wide receiver put together a historic performance, catching four touchdown passes as Ohio State took care of business in its Big Ten opener.
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