It had come down to signing day, and even after the commitment announcement, it wasn’t over. On Dec. 20, 2023, in Hollywood, Fla., Jeremiah Smith put an Ohio State hat on his head in the gym at Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory and did a round of interviews.
Up in Columbus, Ryan Day was informed during his press conference that day that Smith had formally agreed to join his program, and the Buckeyes’ coach feigned a knee-buckling collapse at the podium in relief.
