Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com

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Fixing the defense and the first day of Ohio State football spring practice Mar 20, 2021

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On this weekend Buckeye Talk episode from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird review the start of spring football practice for the Buckeyes on Friday. Defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs, offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson, defensive end Zach Harrison and offensive tackle Thayer Munford spoke to reporters after practice, and Nathan and Doug cover the most important facts learned and opinions created from the Buckeyes taking the practice field again.

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Emergency Pod: Ohio State basketball loses to Oral Roberts in the NCAA Tournament Mar 20, 2021

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This is all basketball. If you don't care about Ohio State basketball, don't listen. Unless you just are generally a fan of Doug ranting, because there is a lot of that.

Stephen Means, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird break down No. 2 seed Ohio State's overtime loss to No. 15 seed Oral Roberts in the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

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Your official Buckeye Talk 2021 Ohio State quarterback competition primer Mar 19, 2021

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Ohio State spring drills begin Friday, so in a twist on Buckeye Future Fridays, we are talking about the present OSU quarterback competition. We also talk about the past and the backgrounds Jack Miller, C.J. Stroud and Kyle McCord brought to this moment. What prepared each of these players to potentially be the starting successor to Justin Fields?

Also up top, a closer look at Ohio State basketball's first-round NCAA Tournament opponent, Oral Roberts.

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What Ryan Day thinks of Paris Johnson, Zach Harrison, Kourt Williams and other key Buckeyes entering spring football Mar 18, 2021

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On this Buckeye Talk, Nathan Baird and Doug Lesmerises get into spring football, which is right around the corner for Ohio State. The Buckeyes open practice Friday, so on Wednesday, Ryan Day spoke with reporters for 40 minutes. Nathan and Doug go through the most important things that were learned in that conversation about players like Paris Johnson, Zach Harrison, Kourt Williams, Cam Brown, TreVeyon Henderson and others, and how Day will handle practice this spring in terms of getting players enough work coming off a season affected by coronavirus.

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Buckeye Bracket Talk: Revealing our NCAA Tournament Brackets, and our Gas Station Snack Bracket Mar 17, 2021

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On this big Wednesday Buckeye Talk, it's all about the bracket. First, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Doug Lesmerises make their NCAA Tournament picks, revealing their Elite Eight teams and then their national champions. Who will pick Ohio State to reach the Final Four? Who will predict the Big Ten to break a two-decade drought and win a national title? Stephen, Nathan and Doug run through all of that, plus what Alabama might learn from Ohio State about being a power in both football and basketball.

Then it's time for another bracket -- Gas Station Snacks. Doug reveals the 64 items in the bracket and the first-round matchups region by region, with Nathan and Stephen offering instant analysis on the Salty, Baked Goods, Candy and Hot/Cold Snack regions. Ohio State text subscribers will be voting on the snack showdowns over the next few weeks, so if you'd like to participate, send a text to 614-350-3315 for a free trial.

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Does Ohio State need to commit to one quarterback by opening day, and the Woody Hayes-Bob Knight comparison Mar 16, 2021

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Ohio State's quarterback competition resumes at a new level this week when the Buckeyes officially begin spring drills on Friday. On today's Buckeye Talk we essentially asked what sort of deadline Ryan Day must work with in making biggest decision of his tenure so far. If August comes and two contenders remain neck-and-neck, should OSU find a way for both of them to play to start the season?

Also, we were already planning to discuss the similarities between a previous era of Ohio State football and Indiana basketball. Then IU fired Archie Miller while we were recording. Why the Hoosiers need to hire their Jim Tressel, and why that program's plummet reminds us how the timing worked out perfectly in OSU's last three football hires.

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Buckeye Talk Headlines: March 15, 2021 Mar 15, 2021

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Ohio State spring football practice prepare to begin. The NCAA basketball tournament. Ohio State Basketball highest seed in NCAA since 2013. Could the big 10 win its first basketball national championship in 21 years? Latest in Ohio State Buckeye football recruiting.

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A draft expert explains why Justin Fields is one of the best NFL QB prospects in years Mar 13, 2021

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There are three parts to this weekend Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com.

First (starting at 3:04) Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird are joined by QB film expert Derrik Klassen, who recently wrote a piece for FootballOutsiders.com about Justin Fields as an NFL Draft prospect and why he thinks Fields is even better than recent prospects like Joe Burrow, Kyler Murray and Jared Goff. If you've been seeing questions about Fields as a prospect and wondering why, Klassen really breaks it down for you.

Then (40:15), Stephen Means joins from Indianapolis and leads a discussion about Ohio State's overtime win over Purdue in the Big Ten quarterfinals and what it told us about the basketball Buckeyes in the NCAA Tournament.

The last section (58:33) is Doug and Nathan looking back at the last live podcast a year ago and what they learned about the coronavirus since then and how they think sports coverage will still be affected in the future. Finally, (1:24.44) the episode wraps up with a 12-minute segment from the podcast from March 10, 2020 and what Doug, Nathan and Stephen were saying then.

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Ohio State football's remaining recruiting battles for 2022, and the importance of the in-state five-star Mar 12, 2021

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Another edition of Buckeye Futures Friday kicks off with an introduction to the "recruiting battles" series Stephen is writing throughout the month of March. Ohio State already has 11 commits for the 2022 class. Which targets are the Buckeyes really still pursuing and which ones will be toughest to sign?

Also, a discussion about how and why in-state five-star prospects have been so critical for OSU, and not just for what they eventually do on the field.

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How to view allegations of cheating in other major college football programs Mar 11, 2021

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On this Buckeye Talk episode from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird discuss how to view allegations of cheating made by a high school coach in Georgia this week. A recording of the coach saying that Georgia and Alabama have plans for paying players was made public and spurred this discussion. It's hard to discuss the facts, because nothing is close to proven. So the idea was to ask Ohio State fans how the underlying rumors of cheating in college sports affects how they view the sport and their favorite team.

There aren't hard facts in this one, but there are lots of opinions from Doug, Nathan and the texters about a subject that isn't usually discussed on Buckeye Talk.

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