Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith is being advised to transfer simply for the purposes of cashing an NIL check. The Buckeyes’ star receiver has five days after Monday’s national championship game to put his name in the transfer portal.

On Friday night, Quinn Ewers will try to lead Texas to a win over Ohio State, meaning he’s trying to lead his current college football team over his former college football team. That’s right, the Texas QB who is a native of the Lone Star State initially joined Ohio State, but then transferred to Texas after a semester with the Buckeyes.

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Ohio State football defeated Texas in one of the best games fans have seen throughout the postseason, featuring Will Howard and Quinn Ewers.

Ewers was the top-ranked prospect in the class of 2021, per 247Sports. When in high school, he received offers from many powerhouses, including Texas and Alabama. But instead, he chose to play for Ohio State. Now, he has a chance to defeat his former team for a spot in the national championship.

ARLINGTON, Texas – Quinn ... state school back to the national championship, Ohio State fans obviously aren’t saddened by its former backup quarterback coming up short. However, they can maybe sympathize with the journey the Buckeyes played in Ewers ...

As Ohio State and Texas clash in the Cotton Bowl, a unique chapter of Ewers’ and the Buckeyes’ past has returned to the spotlight.

Cotton Bowl came down to one key play by Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers, but unfortunately for the junior QB, it wasn’t the kind of play he wants to be

But Sawyer wasn’t done there. He stripped the ball from Ewers, recovered it and took off down a wide-open field for an 83-yard touchdown, putting Ohio State up, 28-14 — the eventual final score. OHIO STATE-TEXAS: Will Howard had a gnarly looking knot on his hand during the Cotton Bowl

When it came to the NFL Draft, there used to be this phenomenon called "bowl-game bias," when a prospect would see massive movement in his draft stock based on one game to end the season. It was pretty foolish.

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