Smith has already won Big Ten's Wide Receiver of the Year and Freshman of the Year. He was also a first-team All-American by USA Today.

The Ohio State National Championship x-factor to watch is a player flying much further under the radar than Will Howard and Jeremiah Smith.

Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith came into the Cotton Bowl as the breakout star of the College Football Playoff. In wins over Tennessee and Oregon, Smith exploded for 290 yards and four touchdowns as the Buckeyes won the matchups by a combined 45 points.

DALLAS -- Jeremiah Smith just his least productive game as a college football player and Ohio State still won by 14 points. Texas’ entire game plan was telling the Buckeyes that everyone but the freshman wide receiver was allowed to touch the ball. The result was only one three-yard catch as the Buckeyes had to look elsewhere for offense.

The Ohio State Buckeyes moved on to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game despite a one catch performance from Jeremiah Smith

Some think of LSU as "Wide Receiver University." while others say it's Ohio State. The Tigers can claim Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase, Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. over the past five years. Ohio State has had 12 wideouts drafted in the past decade,

While it's been a successful year for the Buckeyes, Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith made it clear that the job's not finished. "1 More," Smith posted after the game.

Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith wasn't much of a factor in Friday's 28-14 win over Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinal partly because