As long as Ohio State remains in the College Football Playoff, Smith will get the opportunity to add to his already impressive season.

Somewhere in the Miami area is a youth football coach who unknowingly fueled the rise of a record-breaking wide receiver. This is the coach who told Jeremiah Smith he didn’t make the Miami Gardens Ravens after the 7-year-old tried out to play football for the first time.

It's been more than two decades since Maurice Clarett tried and failed to challenge NFL’s draft eligibility rules. Jeremiah Smith should try now.

Here is a look at the five players to watch who will determine the outcome on Friday’s game:

Ohio State Buckeyes' star wideout Jeremiah Smith will face his toughest matchup in the Cotton Bowl against Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Will Howard - Jeremiah Smith connection continues to be the driving force behind Ohio State football’s College Football Playoff run.

Ahead of Ohio State's College Football Playoff semifinal matchup against Texas, we give our Jeremiah Smith Cotton Bowl predictions.

Texas safety Michael Taaffe has watched enough film of dazzling Ohio State freshman Jeremiah Smith and determined, “there’s no way that he’s actually 18.” That’s because he’s not. The star receiver turned 19 as of Nov.