Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith capped off another sensational night with a championship-clinching, 56-yard reception on third down in the final minutes of 2025 College Football National Championship.

Long before Jeremiah Smith became a record-setting receiver at Ohio State, the freshman sensation had already established himself as one of the best receivers ever to come out of South Florida during his epic career at Chaminade-Madonna.

Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith moved to second on the program's single-season receiving touchdown list after the star freshman hauled in a score in the College Football Playoff National Championship against Notre Dame. The touchdown was the 15th of the season for Smith as he continues to dazzle during his first season of college football.

Jeremiah Smith's trajectory as one of college football's biggest stars just keeps moving up. In Monday's College Football Playoff championship matchup against Notre Dame, Ohio State's star freshman virtually sealed a win with a massive play.

Will Howard hit big-play receiver Jeremiah Smith for 56 yards on a late third and 11 to lock down a game that had been a laugher, then turned into something else.

Just catch it,” Jeremiah Smith thought to himself. The Ohio State freshman receiver knew the ball was coming his way. Notre Dame was in man coverage. “Man-on-man, I don’t lose,” Smith said later. He didn’t lose here,