Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith spoke from his heart about his distaste for That Team Up North. And it was refreshing to hear such candor.

Ohio State star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith has signed an NIL deal with a surprising shoe company, according to a post on social media.

Smith isn’t the first athlete at a Nike school to ink such a deal — women’s basketball star Hailey Van Lith did so while at LSU, for example — but he is likely the most notable standout to do so while actively playing at the collegiate level.