Ohio State football will walk into some Jeremiah Smith hype throughout 2025. Here are some bold predictions for the WR.

Jeremiah Smith, along with two other Buckeyes honored on the preseason USA TODAY Sports All-America team recognizing the top players in country.

Ohio State superstar Jeremiah Smith is just one year into his college football career but is already deeply entrenched in the Buckeyes' bitter rivalry with Michigan. When former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer asked him what first comes to mind when he hears the words "the team up north," Smith did not hesitate: "Hate."

When he arrived in Columbus as Ohio State‘s new head football coach in 2012, Urban Meyer had “fatheads” – full body wall decals – featuring some of the Buckeyes most notable alumni installed on the walls inside their respective positional meeting room inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.

Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) celebrates a first down catch during the second half of the College Football Playoff quarterfinal against the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 1, 2025. Ohio State won 41-21. / Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Ohio State star receiver Jeremiah Smith said his hate for Michigan started on a recruiting visit as a high school prospect:

Ohio State football wide receiver Jeremiah Smith believes the WR core is better in 2025 than they were last year.

Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is widely regarded as the best player in college football heading into the 2025 season. That shouldn't be surprising, either, because the Buckeyes' star is coming off a freshman season that saw him catch 76 passes for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns. Again, he was a freshman when he put up those numbers.

Urban Meyer joins Colin Cowherd to discuss Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines sign stealing scandal, changes to the CFB playoff selection process, Julian Sayin earning the Ohio State starting QB job,

The rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan is one of the most storied battles in all of sports history, and Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith recently made it clear that there's no love lost between the two sides.

There have only been a few college football players who saw the discussion around them swell to an abnormal level of celebrity that even non-sports fans know them. Tim Tebow, Cam Newton, Reggie Bush,