Jeremiah Smith ties Ohio State record with 4 TD catches as No. 7 Buckeyes beat Illinois 42-19
Smith's performance 23rd time since 2000 a FBS player has had double-digit catches for at least 200 yards and four scores in a game.
Jeremiah Smith of the Ohio State Buckeyes tied a school record with four touchdown catches and contributed with 12 receptions for 217 yards in their 42-19 victory over Illinois on Saturday. This marks the 23rd occurrence since 2000 of an FBS player achieving double-digit receptions for 200 yards or more and scoring four or more times in a single game.
The last player to accomplish this feat was Sky Moore of Western Michigan against Northern Illinois in 2021. Smith’s performance marked the fifth time an Ohio State receiver has reached the four-touchdown milestone, with the last instance being Noah Brown of Oklahoma in 2016. The 217 receiving yards tied for the sixth-most in a game for Ohio State, while the 10 receptions also matched the sixth-highest total.
Smith secured the record with a 26-yard touchdown reception with just 10:07 left in the fourth quarter, extending the Buckeyes’ lead to 35-13. Smith was named the third receiver since 2015 from a Power Five conference to achieve at least three games with 150 or more receiving yards and two touchdowns within a single half. Quarterback Julian Sayin threw for 367 yards and a rushing touchdown for the Buckeyes, completing 27 of 36 passes.
Illinois, despite their competitive effort, managed just 199 rushing yards and an average of 6.0 yards per carry.
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