Jeremiah Smith ties Ohio State record with 4 TD catches as No. 7 Buckeyes beat Illinois 42-19

Jeremiah Smith set an Ohio State record with four touchdown catches and 12 receptions for 217 yards, as the seventh-ranked Buckeyes secured a 42-19 victory over Illinois on Saturday. The game marked the 23rd instance since 2000 of a FBS player achieving double-digit catches for at least 200 yards and four scores in a single game, most recently accomplished by Western Michigan's Sky Moore in 2021.

Smith's performance also tied for the sixth-most receiving yards in an Ohio State game and sixth-most receptions, and he became the third Power Five conference receiver since 2015 to achieve at least three games with 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns in one half.

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