No Ohio State wide receiver has started their career the way Smith has. Plenty have flashed and even come on late to end up making impact plays in games as important as the Michigan game. But Smith — the kid who had Day ready to faint on Signing Day — didn’t need a buildup.

Jeremiah Smith broke Cris Carter's Ohio State record for touchdown receptions by a true freshman during the Buckeyes' rout of Purdue on Saturday.

Jeremiah Smith is poised to rewrite Ohio State's freshman record books in a debut season that has lived up to sky-high expectations.

Ohio State football came out on top in Happy Valley Saturday, and Jeremiah Smith broke a program record in the victory.

Jeremiah Smith's third catch against Purdue broke Cris Carter's Ohio State freshman receptions record, with 42 already this season for the first-year wideout.

The Ohio State football program continued their pursuit of another College Football Playoff berth Saturday, defeating the Purdue Boilermakers 45-0 at home in front of the Buckeye faithful. Freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith had a record-breaking day,

Jeremiah Smith is a generational talent, and Ohio State football knew it had something special before the season even began. Now, there's no reason to think many expected Smith to explode the way he has.