Jeremiah Smith has been named the most important player for an Ohio State football side that is heavily favored in the Championship Game.

Jeremiah Smith and the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes are gearing up for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on Monday night, where they’ll take on the No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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.

The Ohio State National Championship x-factor to watch is a player flying much further under the radar than Will Howard and Jeremiah Smith.

Ohio State wide receiver Carnell Tate caught a career-high seven passes for 87 yards in the Buckeyes' win over Texas in the CFP semifinals.

Cardale Jones knows a thing or two about playing at a high level at Ohio State. In fact, he played at such a high level during his time with the Buckeyes that he brought a national championship to Columbus.

The Ohio State Buckeyes moved on to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game despite a one catch performance from Jeremiah Smith

Notre Dame defensive coaches will take a hard look at how Texas was able to stop Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith. It just might provide the clues for the Fighting Irish to win the national championship.

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