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The Big Ten announced its 12-member Preseason Honors list on Tuesday, recognizing the conference's best players heading into the 2026 college football season.
The Ohio State Buckeyes landed two players on the list: quarterback Julian Sayin and wide receiver Jeremiah Smith.
Here's the full 12-player list, as voted on by a media panel:
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- QB Julian Sayin (Ohio State)
- QB Dante Moore (Oregon)
- QB Jayden Maiava (USC)
- RB Antwan Raymond (Rutgers)
- WR KJ Duff (Rutgers)
- WR Charlie Becker (Indiana)
- WR Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State)
- LB Rolijah Hardy (Indiana)
- OL Kade Pieper (Iowa)
- DL Tyrique Tucker (Indiana)
- DL Anthony Smith (Minnesota)
- DB Koi Perich (Oregon)
Ohio State recognized Sayin and Smith's accomplishment with a post on social media.
"Julian & JJ B1G Preseason Honors," the program wrote on X.
Sayin experienced a breakout year in his first season as the Buckeyes' starting quarterback in 2025, completing a Big Ten-leading 77% of his pass attempts for 3,610 yards, 32 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
Many of Sayin's conference-leading 301 completions went to Smith, who finished his second collegiate season with 87 catches for 1,243 yards and 12 touchdowns — leading the Big Ten in receiving yards for the second straight season.
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Sayin, Smith and the Buckeyes will open their 2026 season schedule with a matchup against Ball State on Sept. 5. Then, the Buckeyes will travel to Austin for a highly-anticipated matchup against the Texas Longhorns.
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