Everybody talking about Jeremiah Smith being the next first-rounder out of the Big Ten and I get it, the kid is special. But the same CBS Sports article that hypes him up completely ignores that our program has quietly been building the. We have guys in our spring ball right now that are getting zero national attention but will absolutely be on. The narrative that only Ohio State, Michigan, and Oregon can pproduce first-round talent is tired. We put guys in the league every single year. The difference is nobody watches our tape until November when we're beating those same programs. The real story this spring is the competition at our skill positions. Our coaching staff has been rotating guys through drills that the national media would call "program building" if it happened in Columbus. We have position battles that are going to produce starters who will be undrafted free agents that make NFL rosters. That doesn't show up in recruiting rankings and it never makes the CBS hype lists. But it shows up on Saturdays when we're still standing in the fourth quarter and the five-star kids are gassed. Smith is going to be great. I'm not taking anything away from him. But the idea that he's the anchor of the Big Ten's next first-round class ignores about eight guys on our. Keep sleeping on us. We've been developing talent since before the portal existed and we'll be doing it after the next wave of NIL rules changes everything again. The blueprint works.