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At Ohio State, Play-Making Should Become Second Nature for Wide Receivers

Zach Smith isn't someone to sugarcoat things when it comes to his job, his players, or really, much of anything else. It's why he's such a valuable member of Urban Meyer's Ohio State coaching staff.

That's why it shouldn't really be surprising that Smith, just like the rest of the coaches, expects big things from the guys in the wide receivers room on the outside every time they take the field. Especially if they understand the concepts of route-running, their responsibilities as blockers on the edge and have the playbook memorized.

"Once they understand the offense and defense they just kind of have to go execute and then it's a matter of, it's like anything else.