(Jeremiah Smith) The story behind this trend in Social Media today
04-10-2026
Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State’s star wide receiver, is the center of today’s social-media conversation because of what he did in the Buckeyes’ game against Iowa on Saturday.Through the third quarter he already had 10 catches for 188 yards and two touchdowns. One of those scores was a 57-yard deep ball. With the first touchdown he tied Chris Olave’s Ohio State record for career receiving touchdowns; with the second he broke it, moving to 36 for his career. In the same game he also passed Emeka Egbuka for the program record in career receptions, catching his 206th.After the record-breaking score he struck the Heisman pose, which spread quickly as video and screenshots. Fans and commentators have been calling him the best player in the sport and pushing a Heisman case. LeBron James, a noted Ohio State fan, posted a short reaction urging the offense to get the ball to No. 4 and adding a Heisman hashtag. Former Buckeye Chris Olave also publicly congratulated him.The larger story is how routine this kind of day has become. Smith entered the Iowa game already leading the country in receiving yards (about 154 per game) and sitting near the top in touchdowns. Over the past two-plus seasons he has piled up more than 3,000 receiving yards, well ahead of any other FBS receiver in that span, and he has been rewriting Ohio State and Big Ten record books while still a junior. Saturday’s performance simply added another set of program marks and another wave of highlights, which is why the reactions, the pose, and the Heisman talk are dominating feeds tonight.