After opening the College Football Playoff on a tear, Ohio State freshman Jeremiah Smith was held to one catch in the semifinals against Texas.

DALLAS -- Jeremiah Smith just his least productive game as a college football player and Ohio State still won by 14 points. Texas’ entire game plan was telling the Buckeyes that everyone but the freshman wide receiver was allowed to touch the ball. The result was only one three-yard catch as the Buckeyes had to look elsewhere for offense.

Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith came into the Cotton Bowl as the breakout star of the College Football Playoff. In wins over Tennessee and Oregon, Smith exploded for 290 yards and four touchdowns as the Buckeyes won the matchups by a combined 45 points.

Some think of LSU as "Wide Receiver University." while others say it's Ohio State. The Tigers can claim Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase, Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. over the past five years. Ohio State has had 12 wideouts drafted in the past decade,

As former Ohio State quarterback and current ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit pointed out on the broadcast of the Buckeyes' College Football Playoff semifinal game against Texas in the Cottom Bowl on Friday, the Longhorns deployed a very successful defensive scheme meant to limit breakout star freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith.

Ahead of Ohio State's College Football Playoff semifinal matchup against Texas, we give our Jeremiah Smith Cotton Bowl predictions.

Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith wasn't much of a factor in Friday's 28-14 win over Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinal partly because

While it's been a successful year for the Buckeyes, Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith made it clear that the job's not finished. "1 More," Smith posted after the game.