Jeremiah Smith caught three touchdowns in the first half of No. 7 Ohio State’s Big Ten opener against Illinois, including a 72-yard score and a toe-tap catch. He had six catches for 132 yards by halftime, bringing his season total to six TDs.
Smith’s 132 yards against Illinois took his career total beyond 3,000, making him the first Ohio State receiver to reach that mark, the article reports. He had broken the school’s career receiving-yard record the previous week with an 85-yard performance that brought him to 2,958, surpassing Michael Jenkins’ 2,898.
