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    "headline": "Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith breaks the Big Ten career receiving yards record in just three seasons",
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    "articleBody": "Jeremiah Smith became the Big Ten’s all-time leader in career receiving yards on Saturday, and the Ohio State junior needed only three seasons to take a record that Purdue’s John Standeford had set over four. The moment came on a 22-yard catch in the first quarter of a 28-19 home win over Northwestern at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. That reception carried Smith past Standeford’s 3,788 yards, a mark that had stood since 2003. He finished the day with 11 catches for 117 yards and a touchdown, lifting his career total to 3,875 yards. Three seasons, one record book The math shows how fast Smith has moved. He put up 1,315 yards as a freshman on the 2024 national championship team, 1,243 as a sophomore and 1,317 so far this fall. Add them together and you get exactly 3,875, an average of about 1,292 yards a season. Standeford’s 3,788 over four years works out to roughly 947 a season. Saturday’s numbers also handed him two national marks for a player’s first three college seasons, according to the university: Receiving yards: 3,875, passing Western Michigan’s Corey Davis (3,785). Touchdown catches: 42, passing the 41 by Stedman Bailey, Dwayne Jarrett and Davone Bess. His 10-yard touchdown catch from freshman quarterback Luke Fahey in the fourth quarter was the 42nd of his career. It extended the Big Ten touchdown record he took from Michigan’s Braylon Edwards at USC on October 31 and moved him into a tie for eighth in FBS history. A record years in the making Smith arrived in Columbus from Chaminade-Madonna Prep in South Florida as the country’s No. 1 recruit in the 2024 class. The conference noted this week that he became the fastest freshman in program history to have his black helmet stripe removed, a rite of passage at Ohio State, needing just four practices. He has since taken the school records for catches, yards and touchdowns. Ohio State coach Ryan Day said the staff had a plan to get him the ball against Northwestern. “He deserves the opportunity to touch the football,” Day said after the game. The win steadied a team that had lost its previous two games. Ohio State (7-3, 5-2 Big Ten) recorded a season-high five sacks and held Northwestern (6-4, 3-4) to 53 rushing yards. What’s still in reach Smith is 125 yards short of 4,000 for his career. Getting there would make him the first Big Ten receiver and only the fifth Power Four receiver to reach that number. With 243 catches he sits sixth on the conference’s receptions list, but the record of 325 held by Purdue’s Taylor Stubblefield is likely out of reach this season. For more on college players chasing the pro game, read how Kurt Warner asked every NFL team to give his son E.J. Warner a chance, and follow the rest of the weekend’s college football on our Sports section page. Smith’s next shot at 4,000 yards comes on Saturday, November 21, when Ohio State plays at Nebraska at noon Eastern, the Buckeyes’ first trip to Lincoln since 2021. Further reading Wikipedia: Jeremiah Smith (American football) Image: Ruralexpat, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons This article was produced with AI assistance and reviewed by our Editorial Desk. How we work.",
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