After weeks and months of hypothesis, Jeremiah Smith signed with Ohio State on Wednesday on the primary day of the early signing interval. The five-star large receiver had been rumored to be a flip candidate to Florida State.
And for Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, it led to a chance to poke enjoyable on the scenario.
Smith is likely one of the high recruits within the nation if not the perfect athlete within the nation. This previous fall as a senior at No. 2 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Florida), he had 1,389 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns on 90 receptions.
And regardless of being a verbal to Ohio State since final December, Smith definitely did extra than simply entertain different suitors.
He went on unofficial visits and had loads of enjoyable in search of social media engagement from different fanbases.
However early on Wednesday afternoon, whereas Day was on the podium speaking concerning the class of 2024, Smith signed with Ohio State. And the media had the chance to observe Day in real-time react to the information:
Ryan Day’s in-time response when he discovered Jeremiah Smith was signing with Ohio State.
That is the visible definition of RELIEF.@nbc4i pic.twitter.com/0b5PFikxpT
— Jerod Smalley (@JerodNBC4) December 20, 2023
In keeping with ESPN, Smith is a five-star large receiver and the No. 7 recruit within the nation.
Right here is the second that Smith made it official.
Jeremiah Smith is sticking with the Buckeyes. pic.twitter.com/oeUJtEhnwf
— Adam Lichtenstein (@ABLichtenstein) December 20, 2023
Bigtime get for Day and the Buckeyes.