Jaxon Smith-Njigba had a record-setting night in Pasadena.
After breaking David Boston's single-season receiving yardage record in the first half of the Rose Bowl, the sophomore star surpassed Terry Glenn's record of 253 receiving yards in a single game, set against Pittsburgh in 1995.
Smith-Njigba's 10th catch of the game, which also tied Parris Campbell's 90 catches in 2018 for the single-season receptions record, gave him 258 yards to set the new all-time mark.
C.J. STROUD 50-YARD TD TO JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA pic.twitter.com/c8lD3QjpqU
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) January 1, 2022
Smith-Njigba's total also broke the Rose Bowl record for receiving yards in a single game.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba now has the most receiving yards (231) in @rosebowlgame history.
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) January 2, 2022
The game's only in the third quarter pic.twitter.com/2yNyfpHVXg
Smith-Njigba finished the game with 15 receptions for 347 yards. His 15 receptions also tied his own single-game Ohio State receptions record which he set against Nebraska earlier this season.
