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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: November 3, 2020 Nov 03, 2020

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The undefeated Buckeyes get ready for Rutgers in Week 3.

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Should Ohio State be favored by more over Rutgers, and is Cincinnati a playoff team? Monday Madness Nov 02, 2020

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On this Monday Buckeye Talk episode from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird take their usual spin around college football while taking a first look at Ohio State's game with Rutgers on Saturday.

What will it be like for the Buckeyes to face former assistant Greg Schiano? Should the Buckeyes be more than 37-point favorites over the Scarlet Knights? What more can the OSU run game prove this week?

When it comes to the rest of college football, will Notre Dame beat Clemson this Saturday? Is Indiana peaking and ready to fall off? Does Georgia need a quarterback change? Should Nathan have voted for Purdue? And how legitimate of a playoff contender should Cincinnati be if the Bearcats continue playing well and winning big and if they finish undefeated?

It's a look ahead at the Buckeyes and a dose of the national college football scene, so thanks for making Buckeye Talk part of your day.

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Ohio State vs. Penn State postgame pod: The message you need to hear about the Buckeyes Nov 01, 2020

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Well, this episode got away just a bit. Ohio State beat Penn State 38-25 on Saturday in State College and somehow Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means spent an hour and 45 minutes talking about it -- Nathan and Stephen after watching the game in the press box and Doug after watching it from his couch.

Why was there so much to discuss? Because there were so many things that OSU fans were concerned about even in victory.

There were plenty of questions about the run game, the touchdowns allowed in the second half and the secondary in general. There was praise for Buckeyes like Justin Fields, Jonathon Cooper, Tuf Borland, Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson. This was probably the most interesting game of the regular season, with overmatched opponents ahead for the Buckeyes.

So maybe nearly two hours was needed.

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Live preview and picks pod for Ohio State at Penn State Oct 30, 2020

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Our Buckeye Talk text subscribers once again were treated to a live Thursday night audience for this episode previewing what annually stands up as the biggest game in the Big Ten East. Ohio State travels to Penn State on Saturday, and while the Nittany Lions cannot recreate Whiteout conditions, they still pose a threat to the Buckeyes' national championship hopes.

The Buckeyes were favored by 12 points as of the moment we hit record Thursday night. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means give their picks for OSU's first road game of the coronavirus era. Two of them believe the Buckeyes are too talented after Penn State lost both Micah Parsons and Journey Brown and will cover. One of them expects a game deep into the fourth quarter.

We share the results of our texter poll, breaking down how close they expect the game to be and how worried they are about an upset. We also invite some of them on the pod to ask us their questions about this always competitive matchup.

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Ep. 299: Can Ohio State football follow an LSU path through this 2020 season? Oct 29, 2020

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It's the big Thursday Buckeye Talk episode, and Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means have a lot to cover.

There are 15 rapid-fire questions from text subscribers as the Buckeyes prepare for a trip to Penn State on Saturday; a discussion about the Wisconsin-Nebraska cancellation; suggestions from listeners on what Nathan should have to do to pay off his losing bet to Doug from the season opener; and a review of the Final Four in our Chain Restaurant Bracket.

But most of the talk is on football, with a big look at the Ohio State running game. To start off, the discussion centers on whether the Buckeyes could be like last year's national champ, LSU, which featured a defense that improved a lot over the course of the season and was carried early by an offense that outscored everyone.

Could that happen for the Buckeyes as a young group of defenders eases into things?

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Are Penn State fans done with James Franklin, and did Ryan Day change his mind about Justin Fields sacks? Oct 28, 2020

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This Buckeyes Talk episode for Wednesday includes a very special crossover in the second half of the pod, when Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird are joined by Bob Flounders and Greg Pickel of Blue-White Breakdown, the new Penn State football podcast from PennLive.com. Doug, Nathan, Bob and Greg talk about the lesser-known players on both sides who could affect this game; the quarterback gap between Ohio State's Justin Fields and Penn State's Sean Clifford; how Penn State fans are viewing James Franklin after the Nittany Lions' loss to Indiana; and whether the young PSU receivers will be able to get open against Shaun Wade and the Ohio State secondary.

That's in the second half of the podcast. In the first half, Doug, Nathan and Stephen Means talk about all they learned from talking with Ryan Day, Garrett Wilson, Haskell Garrett and Josh Myers on Tuesday.

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Buckeye Talk Headlines: October 27 Oct 27, 2020

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The Buckeyes move to No. 3 in the AP Poll after a season-opening win over Nebraska

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How Penn State's loss affects Ohio State and Saturday's showdown: Monday Madness Oct 26, 2020

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Nathan Baird and Doug Lesmerises have decided to call this Monday episode looking at the college football scene and examining what's next for Ohio State "Monday Madness." Nathan writes a column at cleveland.com each Monday of the same name and you should be reading that, too.

But here, your ears can take in this Buckeye Talk episode offering an early preview of the Ohio State-Penn State matchup on Saturday night. How should OSU fans view the Nittany Lions, who are coming off an upset loss at Indiana?

Plus, how good is Wisconsin and what will it mean if the Badgers lose new QB Graham Mertz to a positive COVID test for a few weeks? Might Michigan have a talent surge this season, including at quarterback? And what does the early College Football Playoff picture look like?

All that and more from Nathan and Doug on this Monday Madness Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com.

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Ohio State vs. Nebraska postgame pod: Everything that went right and wrong in the Buckeyes' opener Oct 24, 2020

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Ohio State beat Nebraska 52-17 on Saturday, and Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are here to break it down. Nathan and Stephen covered the game in Ohio Stadium, while Doug watched at home, and the three of them got together after the postgame interviews to discuss the game for an hour.

The passing offense looked great, the running game looked questionable and the young defense started slow. Also, a backdoor cover allowed Doug to cover the 29 points he had given to Nathan for this one, as Ohio State won by 35.

Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com after Ohio State's first game of the 2020 season.

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Live show with text subscribers to preview Ohio State football's season opener vs. Nebraska Oct 23, 2020

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We made it, you guys. Ohio State finally kicks off the 2020 season on Saturday when Nebraska visits Ohio Stadium. We gathered virtually with our Buckeye Talk subscribers on Thursday night to preview the game and make our picks for this and other games this weekend.

We took a closer look at many of the matchups in Saturday's game. Will Adrian Martinez, Wan'Dale Robinson and an offensive line that returns intact cause problems for the Ohio State defense? If so, is that a good thing because it will help the Buckeyes answer some lingering questions on that side of the ball? How long should Justin Fields play if this is a lopsided game.

We'll be back Saturday with a postgame pod shortly after the game. Thanks as always for listening to Buckeye Talk.

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