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Why Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith's TD counted vs. Michigan after review for weird touchback

In the end, Ohio State superstar wide receiver Jeremiah Smith got a great birthday present.

Buckeyes QB Julian Sayin hit Smith over the top down the right sideline. Smith hauled it in and crossed into the end zone, touchdown.

But the play went to review, because there was a question over control of the football.

As the Fox broadcast looked at replays, they wondered if it would instead be called a touchback.

There was a moment where Smith didn't have control of the football, and his foot landed out of bounds in the end zone at that point.

It had the potential to essentially be called a fumble out of the end zone, which would be a touchback, not a touchdown.

But the call

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