COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Moments after Ohio State's annual student appreciation scrimmage, a mob of undergrads swarmed Jeremiah Smith as he stretched near the sidelines of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Smith stood and signed as many autographs as he could while police struggled to clear space for him.
The buzz around the star Buckeyes wide receiver has only intensified since he made the game-clinching catch against Notre Dame -- a play that sealed Ohio State's first national championship in a decade and made Smith a Buckeye legend in just one season.
Yet while Ohio State fans are still savoring that title, the NFL is already excited about Smith's future -- even though he won't be draft-eligible for another two years.