Cortez Hankton Calls Ohio State “Even Better Than I Would Have Ever Imagined,” Jeremiah Smith Wants to Continue Being “The Hardest-Working Person on the Team”

Ohio State’s wide receiver room has become one of the program’s defining strengths in recent years, and heading into 2026, that standard isn’t changing — it’s evolving.

With a new position coach in Cortez Hankton and a room loaded with both proven production and emerging talent, the Buckeyes are leaning into a blend of continuity and fresh perspective this spring.

Hankton has quickly bought into what already exists inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, emphasizing the culture, brotherhood and “tough love” established under Ryan Day while beginning to put his own imprint on a unit that doesn’t lack for ability…

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