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\n\t\tThink the guys had fun with the memes pic.twitter.com\/ov9zmC0ztI<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) June 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tHave a good Friday.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0HE WAS NO. 1! The Worldwide Leader ranked Jeremiah Smith the No. 1 wide receiver in college football entering the 2026 season. (Quite the hot take! I know!)\n<\/p>\n \n\tESPN\u2019s Eli Lederman and Max Olson<\/a> named the Ohio State star the top pass catcher in the sport, polling more than 20 front office personnel across college and pro football \u2014 including general managers, player personnel directors and scouting directors. The result? Near-universal praise for the Buckeye standout.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cSeeing him on the sideline, it\u2019s unbelievable,\u201d one GM said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t believe his physical makeup, his body, just how athletic he is. It was nuts.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cHe checks all the boxes,\u201d added a director of player personnel whose team faced Ohio State last season. \u201cI would be surprised if he wasn\u2019t the first non-quarterback off the board in next year\u2019s NFL draft.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to ESPN Research, Smith leads the FBS with 2,258 receiving yards and 27 touchdowns since the start of the 2024 season. Lederman and Olson also noted that no player in Ohio State\u2019s storied wide receiver history has reached 200 catches, 2,000 yards, and 25 touchdowns faster.\n<\/p>\n \n\tWhen Smith leaves to become a top-two NFL draft pick next fall (and he shouldn\u2019t be No. 2!), he will end up as the greatest wide receiver in school history \u2014 if he\u2019s not that already. With a full season still ahead, the 6-foot-3, 223-pound alien is just 43 receptions away from Emeka Egbuka\u2019s record (205), 341 receiving yards from Michael Jenkins\u2019 mark (2,898), and nine receiving touchdowns from Chris Olave\u2019s record (35).\n<\/p>\n \n\tOnce he clears those milestones, the debate won\u2019t be much of a debate at all: He\u2019ll be the GOAT of WRU.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0BUCKEYE FOR LIFE. Bryson Rodgers is not one of ESPN\u2019s top wide receivers in 2026, but he is one of my favorite pass catchers entering the college football season, if only because of a social media post he made Wednesday.\n<\/p>\n \n\tEven after transferring from Ohio State to USF this offseason, Rodgers still hates That Team Up North.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\tits still that team up north for life. buckeyes. pic.twitter.com\/zXQqKVuMoB<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 Bryson Rodgers (@IBryson13) June 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tOnce a Buckeye, always a Buckeye.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0THE BEST IN THE B1G. Ohio State was well-represented in Phil Steele\u2019s preseason All-American teams<\/a>, with preseason National Offensive Player of the Year Jeremiah Smith, Julian Sayin, Austin Siereveld, Luke Montgomery, Earl Little Jr. and Dalton Riggs all earning recognition.\n<\/p>\n \n\tEach of those Buckeyes also headlined Steele\u2019s preseason All-Big Ten squads, where Ohio State led the conference with 16 total selections, including five first-teamers, five second-teamers, five third-teamers and one fourth-teamer.\n<\/p>\n \t\tPhil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tFirst Team<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tSecond Team<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tThird Team<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tFourth Team<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tRB Bo Jackson<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tQB Julian Sayin<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tC Carson Hinzman<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tK Connor Hawkins<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tWR Jeremiah Smith<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tOG Luke Montgomery<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tOT Phillip Daniels<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tOT Austin Siereveld<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tDT John Walker<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tDE Qua Russaw<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tS Earl Little Jr.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tLB Payton Pierce<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tDE Kenyatta Jackson Jr.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tLS Dalton Riggs<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tCB Devin Sanchez<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tLB Christian Alliegro<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tOhio State placing four offensive linemen across the first three teams \u2014 Siereveld, Montgomery, Carson Hinzman and Phillip Daniels \u2014 stands out as a major indicator of what could be a dominant unit up front. If that group comes to fruition in 2026, the Buckeyes will be a problem for everyone.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0MONEY, MONEY, MONEY\u2026 MONEY! Kirk Herbstreit is now on Cameo<\/a>. For the low, low price of $349\u2026 goodness gracious\u2026 For the low, low price of $349, the former Ohio State quarterback and current ESPN college football analyst will send personalized messages, from birthday wishes and pep talks to roasts and congratulations.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n \n\t\tHi! I\u2019m now available on @BookCameo<\/a>! If you\u2019re looking for a Father\u2019s Day shoutout, a birthday, a pick up me up for someone, whatever you got, let me know on Cameo. You never know but Peter might even make a \u2018cameo\u2019 himself in my video for you. Looking forward to seeing what\u2026\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 Kirk Herbstreit (@KirkHerbstreit) June 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tNo disrespect to Herbstreit, but what?\n<\/p>\n \n\t$349 for a personalized video is diabolical.\n<\/p>\n \n\tNow, I would never tell you what to do with your money. It\u2019s your hard-earned dollars \u2014 or \u201csoft-earned dollars,\u201d as 97.1 The Fan\u2019s Anthony Rothman and Matt Hayes sometimes call it. Still, it\u2019s worth considering what else that money could buy. A solid lower-bowl or strong upper-deck ticket to a premier Ohio State game. Or three or four tickets to a lower-profile matchup. A signed jersey or helmet from a current or former Buckeye. A full Nike Ohio State apparel refresh. Or even a nice dinner with drinks and tickets to a Blue Jackets or Crew game in Columbus.\n<\/p>\n \n\tThe trade-off is pretty simple: you\u2019re either buying a personalized two-minute video or you\u2019re getting a gameday experience, a full sports weekend, or a wardrobe upgrade.\n<\/p>\n \n\tI\u2019m taking the latter every time.\n<\/p>\n \n\tAnd that\u2019s not a knock on Herbstreit or Cameo. It\u2019s just hard to square the value when $349 can still buy you a Saturday in Columbus that you\u2019ll actually remember when the video loses its relevance.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0SONG OF THE DAY. “Drink Water” – Jon Batiste, Jon Bellion, Fireboy DML.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u00a0CUT TO THE CHASE.\u00a0Two-day-old baby elephant born in UK zoo plays with ball on eve of World Cup<\/a>…\u00a0The skills people still perform better than AI, according to workplace experts<\/a>…\u00a0Columbus-based Battelle helps the US Army develop first new hand grenade since 1968<\/a>…\u00a0Auburn’s Tharp breaks world record in 110-meter hurdles<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n