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Ohio State Coach Gets Honest on Superstar’s Strange Performance
The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl to move on to the National Championship Game, but they won the game in rather strange fashion.
They essentially won it without Jeremiah Smith.
The superstar freshman wide receiver logged just one catch for three yards against Texas in what was his least productive outing of the season.
The Longhorns keyed on Smith throughout the game, sending help over the top and shadowing him with multiple defenders. The one time Smith did get the ball, he was swarmed by a sea of Longhorns defenders.
Even though Ohio State beat Texas, not having Smith make an impact is certainly not ideal, and it’s obviously something the Buckeyes would like to avoid against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish next Monday.
Head coach Ryan Day was asked about Smith’s skimpy output, but he seems to be developing other plans to get his star pass-catcher involved.
“It’s a little bit more about execution than it is anything else,” Day said, via Andrea Adelson of ESPN. “We weren’t able to sustain a few of those drives and connect on a couple other plays. [Smith is] obviously a huge part of our offense, so there’s different ways that teams will adjust based on what he’s done and what he’s capable of. We’ll identify what those are in this game and then go from there.”
The question is whether or not Notre Dame will be able to utilize the same strategy Texas employed to take Smith out of the game.
Surely, the Fighting Irish will be watching the tape to see just how the Longhorns defended Smith.
Now, it’s up to Day and Co. to make the proper adjustments.
TEMPE, AZ – JANUARY 02: Head coach Jim Tressel of the Ohio State Buckeyes holds the football from the trophy after the Buckeyes defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Tostito’s Fiesta Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium on January 2, 2006 in Tempe, Arizona. The Buckeyes defeated the Fighting Irish 34-20. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
The Ohio Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at June 22, 2026, results for each game:
Powerball
Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
17-19-21-45-48, Powerball: 13, Power Play: 2
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 3
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 3-0-7
Evening: 1-5-2
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 4
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 8-8-0-9
Evening: 8-4-4-7
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 5
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 9-0-3-1-2
Evening: 7-9-6-0-7
Check Pick 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Rolling Cash 5
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 7:05 p.m.
10-16-19-23-35
Check Rolling Cash 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Classic Lotto
Drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, at approximately 7:05 p.m.
13-16-28-35-41-44, Kicker: 7-6-2-8-1-3
Check Classic Lotto payouts and previous drawings here.
Millionaire for Life
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 11:15 p.m.
07-08-20-24-42, Bonus: 05
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
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Meta data centers in New Albany to be among world’s largest
Meta data centers in New Albany to be among world’s largest
Ohioans won’t be voting on whether to ban data centers on the November ballot.
Conserve Ohio, the group working to block most data centers, announced that it would not submit the more than 413,000 signatures needed to make the fall ballot by the July 1 deadline.
But the data center opponents aren’t giving up on a constitutional amendment. They are now targeting the 2027 ballot.
“We want to make it clear: we will not be stopping. Construction won’t be stopping, so signature gathering and community action will not be stopping,” according to a Conserve Ohio statement.
The group’s decision comes after Ohio lawmakers failed to pass legislation to rein in data centers before a months-long break. Lawmakers disagreed on whether to reduce tax breaks for data centers or eliminate them entirely.
The debate over data centers in Ohio has created strange political bedfellows. Environmentalists and rural voters often oppose them, while business groups and labor unions are backing them.
State government reporter Jessie Balmert can be reached at jbalmert@gannett.com or @jbalmert on X.
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