Ohio State isn’t taking any chances with Jeremiah Smith’s Heisman campaign. The Buckeyes are already making a concerted effort to ensure their star freshman receiver has the statistical production to match his generational talent—but is it necessary? The Buckeye Talk crew dove into this dilemma on their latest podcast, questioning whether force-feeding targets to a player already considered college football’s best is the right strategy.

“Almost 20 more targets than anybody else. This is what force feeding looks like,” Stephen Means observed during the podcast discussion. “Like that last touchdown he had against Minnesota was the most ‘We got to make sure JJ’s got the stats to get to New York’ touchdown I’ve ever seen in my life. Does Ohio State need to do this with his best player and the

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