College football programs tried their hardest to flip the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2024 class.
Unfortunately, Ohio State got an official commitment from the top-ranked player in the country Wednesday.
Rivals.com five-star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith decided to stick by his commitment to the Buckeyes and announced that he was going to sign with Ohio State. Wednesday was the first day that high school recruits could sign letters of intent with their college choices.
The Florida native had verbally committed to Ohio State in December 2022 but other schools jumped in to try and sway his decision ahead of the early signing period.
Florida State and Florida each had in-home visits with Smith while Smith has close ties with several players who are committed to Miami, who made a strong push until the very end. In the end, he remained loyal to the Buckeyes.
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day was meeting with the media at the time of Smith’s announcement and he was asked if “his stomach was flipping.”
“It’s been flipping for a while,” Day admitted.
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Smith now looks to join an esteemed list of Buckeyes wide receivers who have been stars in recent years. After Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson and Jaxon Smith-Njigba became immediate contributors after they were first-round NFL Draft picks, Heisman finalist Marvin Harrison Jr. is widely expected to be a top-five pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Ohio State has the No. 3 recruiting class in the country according to Rivals.
