Iowa WR Tevaun Smith breaks Odell Beckham's one-handed catch record

A day after former LSU receiver and current New York Giant Odell Beckham Jr. set the Guinness world record with 33 one-handed catches in 60 seconds, Iowa receiver Tevaun Smith beat it.

In a video released on the Iowa football Twitter feed, Smith managed an astounding 41 one-handed catches in 60 seconds, shattering Beckham’s record.

Both players set the record while standing 10 yards away from their passer.

.@TevaunSmith goes for @OBJ_3's one-handed catch world record and snags 41 in a minute! #GoHawks #Swarm2015 http://t.co/BnLBmRNutP

— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) January 30, 2015

So does that mean his automatically the new Guinness record holder?

Well, not exactly.

According the Guinness World Records website, in order to officially hold the world record — and get the same fancy certificate Beckham now boasts — Smith would need to apply for the record, wait at least six weeks for a response and then follow a set of guidelines, have witnesses sign that they saw him do it, send in the video and signatures and then have the whole thing verified by a Record Adjudicator. The entire process could take several months.

Or, the school could pay to fast track the service, which would cost about $700 or it could pay for a Record Adjudicator to come to campus, time and witness the record and provide a fancy framed certificate on the spot. That, also, would cost the university money.

So, despite Smith’s best efforts, he might be the one-handed catch world record holder in the eyes of the Internet, but Beckham Jr., still has the fancy framed certificate and all the publicity.

Still, that doesn’t take away from an awesome feat, and who knows, perhaps Iowa will make apply for the certificate. It would be a cool piece of memorabilia to hang up in the football facility, and it would be a nice way to recognize Smith, who caught 43 passes for a team-high 596 yards for the Hawkeyes last season.

According to the story on the Guinness World Record website regarding Beckham’s record, the Record Adjudicator, Alex Angert, noted that the duo of Beckham and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees were hampered by the fact that they didn’t have enough footballs. Angert asserts that if there were more balls, the duo might have completed three or four more passes, a record that still would have been toppled by Smith.

Oh, and if you’re wondering what the original record for one-handed catches in a minutes was? It was 10.

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