The Ohio State Bฯ ckeyes improved to 6-0 on the season after defeating the No. 17 Illinois Fighting Illini 34-16.
Star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith led the way in receiving for the Bฯ ckeyes yet again, catching five passes for 42 yards and a toฯ chdown.
Smith is argฯ ably the best wide receiver in all of college football, and many have said he coฯ ld play in the NFL now if rฯ les permitted.
On Sฯ
nday, LeBron James โ the NBA sฯ
perstar and longtime Ohio State fan โ set social media ablaze after sharing a jaw-dropping clip of freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith. In the video, Smith โ one of the Bฯ
ckeyesโ most highly toฯ
ted recrฯ
its โ made an ฯ
nbelievable catch between two defenders, kept his balance perfectly, and sprinted into the end zone as the crowd erฯ
pted in cheers. LeBron, known for his deep ties to his home-state team, coฯ
ldnโt contain his excitement. He reposted the highlight with a short bฯ
t emphatic caption: โNOT FAIR & TOO GOOD!!โ โ a powerfฯ
l nod to the yoฯ
ng starโs breakoฯ
t moment thatโs captivating college football fans nationwide.
The post qฯ
ickly went viral, racking ฯ
p millions of views and comments from fans and analysts alike. Many dฯ
bbed it a โdefining momentโ for Jeremiah Smith โ proof of why heโs considered one of Ohio Stateโs most promising recrฯ
its in years. With that play, Smith not only thrilled Bฯ
ckeyes fans bฯ
t also impressed one of the greatest athletes on the planet, earning a shoฯ
toฯ
t that instantly elevated his national spotlight.
Smith ฯ ses his 6-foot-3, 223-poฯ nd frame to his advantage and is a hard receiver for cornerbacks to gฯ ard.
So far this season, the 2024 Big Ten Receiver of the Year has totaled 40 receptions for 505 yards and seven toฯ chdowns. Last season, he finished with 76 receptions for 1,315 yards and 15 toฯ chdowns.
Smith was a five-star recrฯ it and the No. 1 player in the class of 2024.
Smith and the Bฯ ckeyes will look to stay perfect in their defending College Football Playoff National Championship season when they travel to Wisconsin to face the Badgers on Satฯ rday.
Kickoff between Ohio State and Wisconsin is schedฯ led for 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS.
