College football’s regular season is nearing a wrap-up, but it seems we couldn’t get enough of it. The good news is, with two more weeks left on the card, we have a handful of Big Ten games to watch out for. One of them will see Ohio State try to get an upper hand over No. 5 Indiana today (November 23). The Hoosiers mounted a historic season to earn the top 5 opponent tags. There are enough reasons to believe that Curt Cignetti will be able to pull an upset on Ryan Day, but wait, don’t you forget the Buckeyes have their Jeremiah Smith! When the entire nation is looking up to the 18-year-old wonder boy to make headlines on Saturday, Joel Klatt dishes solid ground to hold on to the pipe dream.

Smith has had a nasty ankle-twisting tackle by Robert Fitzgerald, the Wildcats’ safety. After he ran for 68 yards and picked up a catch, the mishap derailed the momentum but couldn’t stop Smith’s hunt. He continued carrying the ball and gained two yards before leaving the gridiron. Ryan Day, in a relaxing update, noted he’s good to go for Saturday’s week 13 clash, whereas Joel Klatt believes he must go because he’s a good player regardless. ‘‘Smith is so good and so fast. There are rarely players I say this about, but he is a ‘regardless’ wide receiver,” Klatt explained. ”That means that regardless of the coverage, you throw it to him, regardless of the matchup, you throw at him, regardless of the safety play, you throw at him”.

The eagle-eyed Fox analyst didn’t only limit his praise for the Columbus native to that. His lofty ideals go beyond. ‘‘There’s a bit of like the Randy Moss effect with Jeremiah Smith, and I am just wondering if they potentially go that direction,’‘ Klatt noted.

Randy Moss, a Pro Football Hall of Fame, really raised the bar for wideouts. The NFL bigwigs often search for WRs that can at least come close to what the trailblazer Moss had during his heyday. It’s such an honor for a young receiver like Smith to draw a Randy Moss comparison.

But this is not it. Smith can not only be a second Randy Moss in the NFL, rather he has everything to be the first Jeremiah Smith and leave a generation of followers behind. But the kid has to wait a bit for the future to bloom like a dream.

Jeremiah Smith’s high-flying NFL dream will take some years to come true

Smith is not only the potential greatest WR inside the OSU camp. The Walter Camp Award semifinalist is legit, making his case as one of the nation’s top receivers. Yes, believe it or not, he’s still in his freshman rookie era. The 6 ft 3-star receiver touched an average of 86.5 yards as he kept it at 1,000 for the season. His nine receiving touchdowns have the leading freshman record, and he’s among the most productive pass catchers in the Big Ten. But despite all this, the NFL regents can only adore this from afar at least up to 2027. The lad is too young to be declared for the NFL Draft in his first year in college.

It is of no debate that Smith’s stupendous style has already made fans confused about whether they are watching an NFL veteran dishing out his best; the rulebook says he is still underage for professional football. Athletes must be three years removed from high school and should their collegiate eligibility to hit the NFL Draft.

But no worries, there have already been talks about Smith being the first-round pick in 2027. Harrison Jr., now an Arizona Cardinals, already gave his word in August that Smith will find himself among the top 3 selections in the NFL Draft when he’s eligible. Well, given the years in between, it’s pertinent for the standout Buckeyes receiver to be in good health and to continue his bombshell performance with focused improvement to carve out his path to the national big leagues.

However, for now, he just has to take care of the Hoosiers with full grit!