Brandon Inniss is entering his fourth year at Ohio State, and he said the clock feels like it is moving faster every season. The receiver room has become one of the defining spring storylines in Columbus, and Inniss, who is solidly in the No. 2 spot, said the battle for the No. 3 wide receiver role is only getting tighter.
“It’s crazy because I’m the second oldest in the receiver room now and I feel like I just got here yesterday,” Inniss said. “So, it goes by fast for sure.”
That speed is part of the point. Inniss said the competition has been a defining storyline of spring practice, and he made clear there is no room for anyone to drift through it. “All the guys are going to be competitive,” he said. “As a receiver room, it’s been like that here at Ohio State for many years before we got here. But whoever does the best job, whoever makes the least amount of mistakes is going to get the job at the end of the day.”
That matters now because Ohio State is not just sorting out depth. It is trying to settle a receiver rotation around a player who already produced. Inniss had 36 receptions for 271 yards and three touchdowns in 2025, numbers that helped frame him as someone moving into a larger role in the offense rather than merely fighting to stay on the field. He also pointed to noticeable growth from Julian Sayin this spring, another sign that the passing game is still taking shape as the Buckeyes work through camp.
The pressure on Inniss has only been sharpened by comments from Jeremiah Smith at the start of spring camp. Smith said Inniss is going to be the guy this year, that he is going to be the one taking that leap, and that this season could decide whether he becomes a first-round draft pick. “This is do or die for him,” Smith said. “This could determine if he is a first round draft pick, so he knows what is at stake.”
That is the friction at the center of Ohio State’s spring. Inniss is already in a prominent spot, the room is crowded behind him, and the player beside him is publicly framing the season as a turning point. For Ohio State, the answer to the question of how the receiver order settles will shape more than spring practice. It will help define how dangerous the offense can be when the games start for real.
