Ohio State Buckeyes running back Isaiah West will be seen and heard from during the 2026 College Football season. New OSU offensive coordinator Arthur Smith's offense is tailor-made to make sure Bo Jackson has opportunities to be a star. There's something in it for West, too, though.
Land-Grant Holy Land's Michael Citro believes Smith's presence in Columbus will be "good news" for the No. 9-ranked player in the state of Pennsylvania and No. 21 running back nationally this coming fall.
"The NFL and college football are not analogous in many ways, because they typically have a different average number of possessions per game and there is not as much top-to-bottom parity in college," Citro prefaced before saying, "Getting back to Jackson, what we know is that Smith likes to feature his starting running back, and history shows that outside of when he had Henry, in most seasons he likes to give the backup enough carries to keep the starter fresh.