Urgent:Ohio State Player Jeremiah Smith has been placed on 2years Suspension due to….
True freshmen continue to have an impact every season, despite the fact that coaches may more easily fill voids with upperclassmen due to loosened transfer regulations. At least one true freshman has been selected to the Associated Press All-America team in seven of the previous eight seasons. Last year, Purdue safety Dillon Thieneman made the third team and Alabama safety Caleb Downs, who has since moved to Ohio State, made the second team, continuing the trend.
But Smith made amends when he turned around and caught a 16-yard throw from Kansas State transfer quarterback Will Howard for a score in the end zone. With defender Devonte Golden-Nelson draped over him, the highly anticipated South Florida receiver grabbed a 9-yard ball in the end zone late in the first half. The Buckeyes led 17-3 at the half as a result.
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In the first meeting between the two teams on Saturday, No. 2 Ohio State overcame a slow start to defeat Akron 52-6, led by two touchdown throws from freshman Jeremiah Smith. The Buckeyes needed almost the entire first half to get going against the overmatched Zips under new offensive coordinator Chip Kelly.
