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Jeremiah Smith leads No. 2 Ohio State to season-opening win

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jeremiah Smith lived up to all the hype in his Ohio State debut.

And the offense finally got rolling after a slow start in coordinator Chip Kelly's first game with the Buckeyes calling plays.

Smith, the No. 4 overall recruit in the 2024 ESPN 300 and the second-ranked wideout, scored both of Ohio State's touchdowns in the first half, and propelled the second-ranked Buckeyes to a 52-6 victory over Akron in Saturday's season opener.

"Sometimes you look at him, you don't even think he's quite human," Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. "He's built different.