Jeremiah Smith feels 100% healthy after late season injuries

Biletnik’s talk doesn’t go away in Columbus, because there are a lot of people around Ohio State Football the team clearly felt Jeremiah Smith had a season that usually ends with hardware.

He finished as a finalist again and didn’t win again, and that hurts, especially when you consider that no receiver forced more weekly defensive adjustments than Smith did in a year that even drew Heisman attention.

Now, a more practical update is exactly what Buckeyes fans wanted to hear heading into the playoffs. Patrick Murphy reported on X da Smith said he was “broken” in the Michigan game, but that he’s now back feeling 100% healthy.

Chase Brown added more context, reporting that Smith said he faced the quad this seasonand that he was originally supposed to miss three to four weeks.

Instead, Smith credited his faith for getting him back in time and said he did everything he could to be available for the Michigan game because he wanted to be there.

That timeline is important because it reframes a few moments late in the season where Smith may not have looked quite as explosive, and it also changes the mood around Ohio State’s ceiling. If he is indeed back at full speed, it will give the Buckeyes their most feared matchup at a time when margins become microscopic.

There is also a big structural change in the attack. Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said he would take over as the Buckeyes’ offensive lineman for the College Football Playoff, according to Dan Hope.

The move is a clear signal that Ohio State wants a sharper, more decisive version of itself in the postseason, especially after an outing in which the offense struggled to consistently open things up and Smith wasn’t featured as much as you might expect.

Put it all together, and you get a pretty simple equation: A healthy Jeremiah Smith plus a tightened offensive operation focused on the day is Ohio State’s best argument for turning “robbery” frustration into something that actually matters, a run that forces everyone to stop discussing awards and start dealing with them on the field.