No Ohio State wide receiver has started their career the way Smith has. Plenty have flashed and even come on late to end up making impact plays in games as important as the Michigan game. But Smith — the kid who had Day ready to faint on Signing Day — didn’t need a buildup.

Jeremiah Smith broke Cris Carter's Ohio State record for touchdown receptions by a true freshman during the Buckeyes' rout of Purdue on Saturday.

Jeremiah Smith is poised to rewrite Ohio State's freshman record books in a debut season that has lived up to sky-high expectations.