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**Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com**

The latest analysis on Ohio State football, basketball and recruiting from cleveland.com’s Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis. Usually, quite a good time.

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Buckeye Talk Headlines: December 9 Dec 09, 2020

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The Ohio State-Michigan game is canceled

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The Game is canceled: Emergency pod Dec 08, 2020

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Michigan's coronavirus cases forced the cancellation of The Game, meaning Ohio State will not play the Wolverines for the first time in 103 years. Doug Lesmerieses, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means cut through all the chaos for their quick reaction to the news and thoughts on what might come next.

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If Ohio State and Michigan cannot play, what will the Big Ten do? Monday Madness Dec 07, 2020

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Monday Madness meets The Game. Or does it? We have reached the final week of the regular season, which should mean Ohio State playing Michigan in the Big Ten's biggest rivalry. But the Wolverines may not be able to play due to coronavirus cases.

Nathan Baird and Doug Lesmerises look at the various options available to the Big Ten if Michigan -- and perhaps another team or teams -- cannot play. They also discuss the historic 30-point spread in favor of the Buckeyes and the coming resolution on the what-ifs in the College Football Playoff race.

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Ohio State vs. Michigan State postgame: What the Buckeyes showed while down 17 scholarship players Dec 06, 2020

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Ohio State beat Michigan State 52-12 on Saturday after missing last week's game because of positive COVID-19 tests. Overall, Ohio State was without 17 scholarship players for various reasons, including three starting offensive linemen and important defenders like Tuf Borland, Tyler Friday and Josh Proctor. Head coach Ryan Day also missed the game because of his positive COVID-19 test. So what did Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means learn about the 5-0 Buckeyes while they were short-handed?

On this postgame podcast the topics include the defensive play, the new plan for the secondary, the interim win for Larry Johnson, a bad ABC broadcast, the new offensive line starters, Trey Sermon's big runs and what this all means for the Buckeyes in their playoff positioning.

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Ohio State-Michigan State picks; Urban Meyer to Texas talk; and would the Buckeyes beat these other playoff contenders? Dec 04, 2020

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It's our typical Friday picks and preview pod here at Buckeye Talk, but we're expanding it. In a week where the main issue was whether the Buckeyes would even be able to play at Michigan State on Saturday, there wasn't a lot of football analysis. So Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means made their picks for Ohio State vs. the Spartans, but they didn't dwell on it.

So they got into other things, led by questions from text subscibers.

The main two issues were how Ohio State would fare on the field against other College Football Playoff contenders like Georgia, Texas A&M, Florida, Cincinnati, Clemson, Notre Dame and Alabama. All three guys gave their thoughts on that.

Then the question came in from several texters on whether Urban Meyer is a legitimate candidate for the Texas job, and what would happen if he winds up leading the Longhorns. That, of course, was an interesting discussion.

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Ep. 304: What if the Ohio State-Michigan game can't be played? Dec 03, 2020

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On this big Thursday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, The Game is on our minds. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means look at where things stand with the Ohio State and Michigan football programs and their COVID-19 cases, and what that might mean for the Ohio State vs. Michigan game scheduled for Dec. 12.

A texter survey gave a window into the thoughts of fans on this as Doug, Nathan and Stephen discussed what current rules about COVID-19 the Big Ten might change, if Ohio State could get a different opponent for the last week of the regular season, what Kirk Herbstreit said about Michigan possibly trying to dodge Ohio State, whether the Michigan game or the College Football Playoff is more important to OSU fans, whether the Michigan game should have been played earlier in the season, and if the four-team playoff has made everyone obsessed with the playoff at the expense of everything else in college football.

It's an odd, confusing time, but if you're stressed about what's happening with college football, let the podcast take on your stress for two hours.

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How Ohio State's highly-rated 2021 recruiting class will fit on the Buckeyes' roster Dec 02, 2020

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It's a preview of the early college football signing period that is two weeks away, as Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Doug Lesmerises dive into the 2021 Ohio State recruiting class on this Buckeye Talk.

With 20 verbal commitments, the Buckeyes have the No. 2-rated class in the nation, behind only Alabama. It features a five-star defensive end, two big-time running back recruits, a five-star quarterback and five recruits ready to rebuild Ohio State's secondary.

Who are they? How did they get here? Which players might have roles right away in 2021? And what are the possible positions in 2021 where the Buckeyes will really need young players to step up?

Stephen, Nathan and Doug get into all of that, so prepare for a deep dive recruiting episode that also gives a good look ahead to how the overall 2021 roster will shape up.

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Buckeye Talk Headlines: December 1 Dec 01, 2020

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The Buckeyes deal with COVID-19 cases in the football program.

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Debating Ohio State's playoff case as the Buckeyes try to get back to football: Monday Madness Nov 30, 2020

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On this Monday Madness edition of Buckeye Talk, Nathan Baird, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means debate how the college football committee will view the Buckeyes as they missed another game. Is Florida gaining on Ohio State when it comes to playoff resume?

Plus, how Ohio State handled its weekend COVID news conference; how Alabama and Notre Dame should be ranked; the lingering questions about the OSU pass defense; and what Urban Meyer said about BYU.

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Emergency Pod as Ohio State vs. Illinois is canceled: What does it mean for the Buckeyes? Nov 28, 2020

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The Ohio State football game at Illinois was canceled on Friday night after the Buckeyes had too many positive tests for coronavirus in the football program. That is the second game the Buckeyes are missing this season, after a previous cancellation because Maryland had positive tests.

Nathan Baird made it to Champaign while preparing to cover the game Saturday, while Doug Lesmerises stayed in his basement. After the news that the game was off, they got together for an emergency podcast to discuss why it was canceled, whether next week's game vs. Michigan State will be played, and what this all means for Ohio State's season and playoff chances.

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