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Ohio State football stat predictions, from C.J Stroud passing yards to Marvin Harrison Jr. TD catches: Mark It Down Monday Aug 15, 2022

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This a big, beefy Mark It Down Monday, with Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means making stat predictions for all the things that matter in the 2022 Ohio State football season. Forcing a pick on numbers is a great way to zero in on your thoughts on the team, and that happens over and over again in this pod. Here are the stat topics discussed and when they come up on the podcast:

C.J. Stroud passing yards (9:08)
Jaxon Smith-Njigba receiving yards (25:00)
TreVeyon Henderson rushing yards (37:00)
Marvin Harrison Jr. touchdown catches (51:30)
Evan Pryor or Miyan Williams, who has more yards? (1:00:37)
Julian Fleming or Emeka Egbuka more yards? (1:05:01)
Cade Stover receptions (1:06:01)
Egbuka punt return touchdowns (1:10:05)
Defensive ends playing the most snaps (1:12:19)
Defensive tackles playing the most snaps (1:14:16)
Leader in sacks (1:16:53)
Leader in tackles (1:22:21)
Leader in interceptions (1;28:12)

This was a fun pod to record, hopefully it's just as fun to listen to. Thanks for making Buckeye Talk part of your week.

Watching a full Ohio State football practice and what we learned Aug 12, 2022

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In this Friday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are eager to share what they learned after watching Ohio State's full practice Thursday, which is a rare treat on the OSU beat.

First, you get to gather first-hand info about depth charts and position groups.

Second, you get to watch a bunch of football.

All of that is good.

So this pod is running through every position group with who the starters and backups look like, which guys might have popped, and where are the Buckeyes deep or maybe a little short.

In order, the discussions are:

6:36 -- Cornerbacks
12:29 -- Safeties
17:30 -- Linebackers
26:20 -- Defensive line
38:14 -- Receivers
49:10 -- Tight ends
55:30 -- Running backs
56:55 -- Special teams
59:43 -- Offensive line
1:05:18 -- Quarterback

Thanks as always for listening to Buckeye Talk.

Driving the bus for Ohio State Buckeyes ready to break out this season Aug 11, 2022

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On this Thursday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, it's time to get on the bus.

Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and the text subscribers offer up the Ohio State football players they believe in the most for the 2022 season. Which players will pop? Which backups will earn more playing time? Which good players will be great? Which great players will become legends?

That's the question, and the text subscribers answered that in a poll that gave then 34 players as choices and asked them to pick one player they believe in more than most fans, one guy for whom they are driving the bus. Doug, Nathan and Stephen then used that poll to work through almost all the bus driving options on the roster.

They each gave their bus picks. The read comments from texters about why they picked certain players. And they led up to a top 10, and then the No. 1 choice, for the most popular OSU bus players this season.

The whole episode is the bus, so there's no way to give real time stamps here. It's all football. It's almost every Buckeye that matters. And it's bus driving time.

Jim Knowles breaks down the Ohio State defense, and inside the LB plan Aug 10, 2022

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On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are coming off interviews with defensive coordinator Jim Knowles and five Ohio State linebackers, and there's a lot to discuss. Among the topics covered:

Start to 17:30 -- An injury at cornerback and the effect it could have
17:30 to 28:44 -- A role for Kourt Williams?
28:44 to 31:24 -- Crypto in a convenience store
31:24 to 38:48 -- The defensive line mix
38:48 to 41:14 -- The starting linebackers
41:14 to 48:30 -- Freshman safety Sonny Styles
48:30 to 55:35 -- The 2018 recruiting class
55:35 to 1:03:55 -- Middle linebackers Tommy Eichenberg and Cody Simon
1:03:55 to 1:11:16 -- Will linebackers Steele Chambers and Chip Trayanum
1:11:16 to End -- Knowles wants a top-5 defense

Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com.

Paris Johnson, Dawand Jones, Justin Frye and Ohio State's new offensive line Aug 09, 2022

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On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are talking offensive line after meeting with eight Ohio State offensive linemen and Buckeyes' offensive line coach Justin Frye on Monday.

The topics on this episode include:

Start to 3:20: Ohio State's ranking in the preseason coaches poll

3:20 to 11:18: The Buckeyes who made PFF's preseason All-Big Ten team

11:18 to 23:23: Frye, the first-year OL coach

23:23 to 39:59: Starting tackles Dawand Jones and Paris Johnson Jr.

39:59 to 44:52: Starting center Luke Wypler

44:52 to 54:53: Starting guards Donovan Jackson and Matthew Jones

54:53 to the end: The backup offensive linemen, especially Josh Fryar and Zen Michalski

Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com.

Predicting Ohio State's first-team All-Americans this season: Mark It Down Monday Aug 08, 2022

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It's Mark it Down Monday, and Nathan Baird, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means are picking the Ohio State football players they think will be first-team All-Americans this season and earn trees in Buckeye Grove.

But first, they discuss check-in at the Ohio State team hotel on Sunday night and what some players wore. Then (8:59), a discussion begins about the latest Ohio State basketball recruiting commitment, which leads into a debate over whether the OSU football team or basketball team will finish with a higher-rated recruiting class for 2023. Both are currently No. 3.

Then, Doug has an idea (24:20) to expand Buckeye Grove to include quarterbacks who weren't first-team All-Americans, but did finish in the top 5 of the Heisman Trophy voting.

After that, the discussion about offensive skill players who could be All-Americans begins (35:40.) Then the debate moves on to the offensive line (57:54).

And then the podcast wraps up (1:09:45) by looking at which defensive players, if any, have the best All-American chances.

This Buckeye Talk gets into a lot, but it's smooth. As always, thanks for listening.

Could TreVeyon Henderson be dominant this season? Aug 05, 2022

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On this Friday Buckeye Talk, it's time to talk running backs.

Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means watched a part of the second practice of Ohio State's preseason Friday and then talked to members of Ohio State's running backs room.

That meant assistant coach Tony Alford and backs TreVeyon Henderson, Miyan Williams, Evan Pryor and Dallan Hayden.

Covered on this episode:

How much better might Henderson be as a sophomore?
What might Williams as the complementary power back look like?
How will the Buckeyes figure out the Williams-Pryor rotation behind Henderson?
What's Hayden like?
What got Alford fired up Friday?
How did the Buckeyes really run the ball last year?
What will be the balance in playing younger defensive players this season?

And more.

Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk.

Ohio State starts preseason camp: Day 1, what we saw and heard Aug 04, 2022

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On this Thursday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means dig into the first day of Ohio State football preseason camp. The Buckeyes practiced Thursday morning, and Doug, Nathan and Stephen were there to watch, react and then ask Ryan Day about it.

Topics covered in this episode include:

Who looked like the starters at every position in drills?
What's the word on the backup offensive line?
A linebacker who might have a bigger role than expected
A kicker on the move?
The breakdown at the safety position
A revelation about WR Julian Fleming
Day reacts to his top-10 defense comment

And more. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk.

Where Ohio State football is, and isn't, hitting recruiting home runs Aug 03, 2022

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On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Stephen Means and Nathan Baird look at recruiting home runs. By their definition, those are roughly top-100 national recruits that aren't from Ohio and don't have pre-existing ties to Ohio State. These are national recruiting battles where the Buckeyes go and win, beating the best teams in the country for the best players in the country.

How many home runs are the Buckeyes hitting under Ryan Day compared to Urban Meyer?

How many of the recent home runs are at quarterback or receiver compared to other positions?

How many are on defense, and how might the Buckeyes hit more home runs on that side of the ball?

Doug, Stephen and Nathan dig into all of that, plus the flip of 2023 tight end Ty Lockwood from Ohio State to Alabama.

Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk.

Ohio State football's recruiting slide, and looking ahead to Day 1 of preseason camp Aug 02, 2022

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Since Thursday, Ohio State football saw targets commit to Alabama and UCF, saw one member of its 2023 class decommit, and also landed the quarterback it needed for the class. Oh, and the class of 2025 is officially underway with the commitment of Jontae Gilbert. Stephen and Nathan discuss that four-day stretch and try to put it in context.

Also, they look ahead to Thursday's first practice and, more importantly, the expected window of time that will be open to reporters. What will we have our eyes on when we have our first chance to watch the Buckeyes since the spring?

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