A former Ohio State Buckeyes receiver is reportedly finding himself in serious trouble with the law once again.
Per reports from Eleven Warriors, former OSU pass-catcher Corey Smith Jr. was arrested in Columbus Wednesday morning by the U.S. Marshal Service for a federal violation of his parole.
Per the report, Smith Jr. remains wanted in the state of West Virginia for a parole violation and failure to appear in court stemming from an aggravated robbery charge in 2018.
In 2021, Smith Jr. and former Buckeye Michael Hill were sentenced to over four years in prison for involvement in a drug ring in the states of Ohio and West Virginia.
Smith Jr. pleaded guilty to possession and intent to distribute crystal meth, a schedule II drug.
An Akron native, Smith Jr. played at Ohio State from 2013-16.
He won a National Championship with Cardale Jones, Ezekiel Elliott-led Buckeyes in 2014.
During his time in Columbus, Smith Jr. posted 31 catches for 351 yards.
The good news for Ohio State football fans is that the Buckeyes were not on FOX’s schedule.
That doesn’t mean they won’t have a Friday night game on Big Ten Network.
They just won’t have one on FOX. There are still some games that haven’t been announced yet as far as network and time.
Ryan Day has voiced displeasure with Friday night games in the past.
Perhaps executives took that to heart. I am thankful that they are not Rutgers.
They have a game that starts at 11 pm at USC on a Friday night this season. That’s super late for a far East Coast team.
The Buckeyes will have at least one game on CBS and on NBC as well.
We just don’t know which games those will be yet.
CBS has the 3:30 pm time slot for their games, just like it was for the SEC.
NBC has the night slot, just like the Big Ten used to have with ABC.
