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Jeremiah Smith celebrated his 20th birthday in epic fashion Saturday with a huge touchdown against Michigan in Ohio State’s 27-9 victory, but it didn’t come without controversy.

Smith’s 35-yard touchdown and the PAT in the second quarter put Ohio State up 10-3, but he appeared to bobble the ball near the goal line.

It was never quite clear whether Smith lost possession before crossing the pylon, but it was clear that he didn’t regain it until after stepping out of bounds beyond it.

A fumble by the offense that goes out of bounds in the end zone results in a touchback. The officials reviewed it, but the call was upheld, leading to social media outcry.

Perhaps the touchdown didn’t matter quite that much considering Michigan failed to find the

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