The Ohio State Buckeyes won the 2024-25 National Championship and wide receiver Jeremiah Smith was a big part of it. Smith, a native of Miami Gardens, Florida, was arguably the best player during the Buckeyes' Herculean four-game championship run, striking terror into the hearts of defenses across the country. The Florida born and raised Buckeyes superstar has now become one of the most recognizable faces on campus and as such faces challenges that other students, athletes and players do not.
Jeremiah Smith Bemoans Hidden Downside of Life in Columbus With Ohio State Buckeyes originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Ohio State Buckeyes won the 2024-25 National Championship and wide receiver Jeremiah Smith was a big part of it.
Smith, a native of Miami Gardens, Florida, was arguably the best player during the Buckeyes' Herculean four-game championship run, striking terror into the hearts of defenses across the country.
The Florida born and raised Buckeyes superstar has now become one of the most recognizable faces on campus and as such faces challenges that other students, athletes and players do not.
On Friday, he bemoaned one of the biggest challenges of life as a recognizable Buckeyes star in a short video posted by Columbus based news anchor Adam King.
"I'm still young so I'm still trying to figure it out...It be kind of hard, I like to go places and go out, so, like Target and like shop and stuff, but I know, being here I can't really do that," Smith said.
"It's been pretty hard for me cuz like I said I like to go out and shop like that, I've been doing that since I was a little kid, I like to go out with my friends, every time they wanted to go out to the grocery store I always go," Smith added.
"I like to go places and go out shopping and stuff but I know being here I can't really do that"
— Adam King (@AdamKing10TV) August 1, 2025
How big of a star is Jeremiah Smith? He can't really go shopping anymore.
He's just a sophomore but already one of the biggest stars in football: pic.twitter.com/rrJZ9T4G4U
Smith is projected as a top five future NFL draft pick and a Heisman Trophy contender this season with two former five-star quarterbacks vying for the opportunity to throw him the football in Columbus this season in Tavien St. Clair and Julian Sayin.
Smith is blazing fast and big at 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, reminding many fans of the iconic wide receivers of a bygone era including Terrell Owens and Randy Moss.
Smith has also been compared to former Detroit Lions star Calvin Johnson, NFL legend Jerry Rice, and former Alabama and Atlanta Falcons superstar Julio Jones, all of whom are of a different size than Smith but capable of gaining the full, undivided attention of defensive coordinators because of their game-wrecking potential.
The Buckeyes will go from the frying pan to the fire in Week 1 of the college football season with the Texas Longhorns scheduled to visit the Horseshoe in Columbus, Ohio for a noon showdown on August 30, 2025.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
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