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Ep. 288: Everything about Ohio State's new schedule, including Michigan in October and previewing Purdue Aug 05, 2020

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It's the big Wednesday episode, and there's a lot of news to discuss after a barren offseason. The Big Ten announced the new 10-game schedule for conference teams on Wednesday, and Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird went through every aspect of it. First, Doug grilled Nathan on the Ohio State-Michigan game moving to Oct. 24, and whether that's a good thing or not. Then, Doug and Nathan welcomed in Purdue beat writer Mike Carmin to discuss the Boilermakers, who were the one new team added to the schedule as a Week 3 opponent. Then, Doug and Nathan talked about the new unity message from the Big Ten players, and how it differs from demands made by Pac-12 players.

It's a big Wednesday Buckeye Talk, with a new season to analyze.

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Ohio State's captains explain why they want a season, and how it can happen: Emergency Pod Aug 04, 2020

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On this extra Tuesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird talk about Ohio State football's seven new captains, and what the Buckeyes had to say about the 2020 football season. On Tuesday, reporters spoke to OSU players for the first time in 11 weeks, as Justin Fields, Wyatt Davis, Josh Myers, Shaun Wade, Tuf Borland, Jonathon Cooper and Justin Hilliard were elected by their teammates and put on a conference call.

Doug and Nathan talk about the vibe from the players about how a fall season might work, what they think of the Michigan game, and their reaction to Pac-12 players trying to unite. It's actual player talk! And it's Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com.

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Ohio State freshman player breakouts and the chain restaurant bracket of 32 explained: Daily Pod Aug 04, 2020

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On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk episode from cleveland.com, Nathan Baird and Doug Lesmerises do football for half the podcast and food for half the podcast.

Football:

Could the Big Ten move the season up to Aug. 29?
Could Jameson Williams emerge as a major threat at receiver?
Who are true freshmen who could potentially break out?
When should the Ohio State-Michigan game be scheduled?

Food:

Discontinued fast food items we miss.
Thoughts on BBQ in Ohio.
Explaining the new bracket of 32 chain restaurants created by Doug for text subscribers to vote upon.

Football and food -- it's just another Buckeye Talk.

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Will Justin Fields win the Heisman Trophy in 2020? Mark It Down Monday Aug 03, 2020

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On another Mark It Down Monday we begin our big-picture previews of the 2020 college football season. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means make their predictions on what will stand up as one of the season-long topics of conversation for the Buckeyes.

Will Justin Fields win the 2020 Heisman Trophy?

To answer that, the Buckeye Talk crew breaks down the full list of contenders and what dynamics are in play for helping a player win the Heisman Trophy. What players could break through the quarterback bias to earn support at other positions? Finally, will Justin Fields be able to overtake co-favorite Trevor Lawrence of Clemson to win the trophy, or will Lawrence bounce back after not being a finalist in 2019 to claim the hardward?

Also always, we also polled our Subtext subscribers for their three-man ballot and shared the results of the fan vote.

We appreciate you listening to Buckeye Talk, coming at you five days a week throughout the offseason.

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Buckeye Talk Headlines: July 31 Jul 31, 2020

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Preseason voting conducted by cleveland.com reveals Buckeyes as Big Ten favorite

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Breaking down our preseason Big Ten football poll, with results on Ohio State and Justin Fields: Daily Pod Jul 31, 2020

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It's time for the 10th annual Big Ten preseason poll from cleveland.com, where conference writers from around the league are gathered and asked to vote on predicted preseason standings, the league champ and the preseason offensive and defensive players of the year.

There were 34 voters this year, and on this Friday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird analyze all the results.

Was Ohio State a unanimous pick in the East? Who won a close race in the West? Is there a darkhorse pick to watch that emerged in the voting? Who got votes in the player of the year balloting?

It's a pleasure for cleveland.com to conduct this balloting, and then bring you the breakdown of a poll that the rest of the Big Ten will be talking about. Thanks for listening.

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8 rapid fire Ohio State football questions, from opt-outs to reconsidering the schedule: Daily Pod Jul 30, 2020

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It's time for another rapid fire Buckeye Talk episode, although there is some news to deal with off the top. On this Thursday episode, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird address the first major college football star to announce that he won't play this season, no matter what. That's Virginia Tech cornerback Caleb Farley, a potential first-round pick, and Doug and Nathan discuss the decision-making process for players and whether some Ohio State players could do the same.

Then it's on to discussing how to handle "negative" coverage around the coronavirus; whether the Big Ten should change its mind and play the MAC this season; TV shows we have binge-watched lately; how the playoff committee will handle voting if teams play a different amount of games; and there's another Tate Martell question, which never gets old.

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Ep. 287: Swapping Justin Fields -- Would the OSU QB beat the Buckeyes if he played for other teams? Jul 29, 2020

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On this big Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird imagine a reality that Ohio State fans wouldn't want to consider -- What if Justin Fields played for another team?

Thanks to an idea from a text subscriber, Doug and Nathan discussed worlds in which the Buckeyes had to swap starting quarterbacks with opponents. Who would win the game then? Would Fields on Penn State or Michigan or Georgia or Wisconsin mean a loss for the Buckeyes? The question is fanciful, but it frames a discussion about just how much a starting quarterback means to Ohio State and how much the rest of the talent on the OSU roster lifts up any QB who plays for the Buckeyes.

There's a history lesson about Ohio State quarterback rankings in the Big Ten, a comparison of Fields to Russell Wilson, and another discussion of OSU backup quarterbacks. Plus, Doug and Nathan go into the latest OSU plan about limiting fan capacity to 20 percent this fall and how that might be done and what text subscribers think about it.

Thanks for making the big Wednesday pod part of your week.

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Could Justin Fields be Ohio State's leading rusher? Quarterback and running back preview: Buckeye Talk Daily Pod Jul 28, 2020

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You can't talk about Ohio State football without talking about quarterback Justin Fields, and you can't wonder about Ohio State football without wondering about the potential and injury history of running backs Trey Sermon, Master Teague and Marcus Crowley.

On this Buckeye Talk episode, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means finish up the position group previews by dealing with the quarterbacks and running backs in the same podcast. Beyond the names already mentioned, there are interesting freshman quarterbacks on the roster and interesting running back recruits on the horizon. The guys have covered a lot on quarterbacks and running backs over the last three months, but this is a chance to say exactly where they stand on these two groups.

Thanks for making it through all the position groups, and thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk.

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Which Ohio State quarterback will start the next game for the Buckeyes? Mark It Down Monday Jul 27, 2020

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This is a quarterback question and a coronavirus question in one. On this Mark It Down Monday Buckeye Talk episode, Doug Lesmerises, Stephen Means and Nathan Baird give their answers and entertain explanations from the subscribers on a topic that can seem straight forward but might be more complicated: Who is Ohio State's next starting quarterback?

If you believe the Buckeyes will play at least one game this fall, then the answer is pretty obviously Justin Fields. If you believe football will be delayed until the spring, the answer gets fuzzier. If you believe there won't be any games at all this season, and Ohio State won't take the field again until the fall of 2021, then it's fuzzier still.

That's the question and plenty of OSU fans were ready to mark down their answers. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk.

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