ATLANTA (AP) — Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith was able to keep a team-first approach after having extra defensive attention make him almost invisible in the Buckeyes’ Cotton Bowl win over Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinals.
After all, that extra attention limited Smith to one catch for three yards but opened up opportunities for his teammates in the 28-14 win that earned Ohio State a berth in Monday night’s national championship game against Notre Dame.
“I’m not a selfish player. It’s not just all about me,” Smith said at Saturday’s national championship media day. “It’s about the whole team as well. If I’ve got to be a decoy this game as well, all I want to do is win, so if that’s what it takes, to be a decoy to win the game, that’s what I’ll do. It doesn’t matter.”…