Smith’s four-touchdown game rewrites Ohio State receiving record
The Buckeyes receiver set career highs in catches, yards and touchdowns as Ohio State beat Illinois 42–19.
Ohio State beat Illinois 42–19 as Jeremiah Smith set career highs with 12 receptions, 217 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The wide receiver also broke his own single-game receiving record.
Fox Sports, citing Fox Sports Research, reported that Smith became the fifth Ohio State player to score four receiving touchdowns in one game. Three came in the first half, the first time a Buckeyes player had done that since Noah Brown in 2016, according to the report.
Fox Sports also reported Smith became the fifth Big Ten player to reach 3,000 career receiving yards and 30 receiving touchdowns. The source describes him as the current betting favourite for the Heisman Trophy.
Smith became Ohio State’s all-time receiving-yards leader against Kent State in Week 3, according to the source. He finished sixth in Heisman voting in 2025.
