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Predicting Ohio State football 2025 stats, from a potential game-wrecker to the leader in receiving yards Aug 04, 2025

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On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis make some interesting stat predictions for Ohio State's 2025 season.

Here are the stat topics the trio discussed:

How many passing yards and touchdowns will the starting quarterback have?
The combined yards of James Peoples and CJ Donaldson
OSU’s leader in receiving yards. How many people will have 700 yards?
Who will be OSU’s third-leading receiver?
Tight end receptions
Yards per play for both the offense and defense
The defense’s sack and tackle leaders
A record we predict will be broken

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Ohio State starts 2025 fall camp: Day 1, what we saw and heard Aug 01, 2025

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Ohio State went through its first day of fall camp practice and the media was able to watch all of it.

Right after head coach Ryan Day spoke at the start of camp meaning Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis had a ton to talk about. Among the things discussed:

• The impact of a potential injury to Eddrick Houston;

• Evaluating how the quarterbacks looked on Day 1 and;

• Who flashed on the first day of camp?

Driving the bus for Ohio State Buckeyes ready to break out in 2025 Jul 31, 2025

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The time has come once again on Buckeye Talk to drive the bus as Ohio State prepares for the 2025 season.

Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik, Andrew Gillis and the text subscribers offer up the Ohio State football players they believe in the most for the 2025 season. Which players will pop? Which backups will earn more playing time? Which good players will be great? Which great players will become legends?

Each gives their player, plus whether or not their crazy predictions for the season align with the texters.

6 questions about Ohio State football’s defense heading into fall camp Jul 30, 2025

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Ohio State will start fall camp later this week with plenty of questions about what its identity will be on both sides of the ball.

With so much to discuss, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are taking the next two days to dive into all of it. Over the next two days, Buckeye Talk will discuss the most important questions looming around the program heading into 2025.

Today, we look at a defense that only returns three starters from 2024.

6 questions about Ohio State football’s offense heading into fall camp Jul 29, 2025

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Ohio State will start fall camp later this week with plenty of questions about what its identity will be on both sides of the ball.

Up first, the offense. A side with a lot more intrigue than just who will be the next QB1.

Predicting Ohio State’s 22 starters vs. Texas: Mark It Down Monday Jul 28, 2025

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It's a Mark It Down Monday on Buckeye Talk, and this one deals with Ohio State's season-opener against Texas on Aug. 30.

Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis mark down the starters for the Buckeyes on both sides of the ball in that game.

It's a way for the trio to talk about the Ohio State position battles while also putting them on the spot for a prediction: Name the 11 players who will take the first snap on offense and the 11 who will take the first snap on defense.

What’s up with Bryce Underwood, Jeremiah Smith and the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry? Jul 25, 2025

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Day 3 of Big Ten Media Days featured discussions about Ohio State's oldest rival.

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Jimmy Watkins discuss Michigan’s quarterback battle and how the rivalry has changed in this new era of college football. But even if that changes, some things will always stay the same.

Another change is coming to college football and it impacts Ohio State recruiting Jul 24, 2025

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In this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss the recent changes to college football's NIL rules and their implications for Ohio State.

They analyze how the evolving landscape of third-party NIL deals affects recruiting strategies, the transfer portal, and talent retention. The hosts also debate whether Ohio State's cautious approach to NIL was the right move, considering the actions of other programs and the importance of financial responsibility.

The most interesting things Ryan Day said at 2025 Big Ten Media Days Jul 23, 2025

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Ohio State headlined Day 1 of Big Ten Media Days with head coach Ryan Day, Caleb Downs, Jeremiah Smith and Sonny Styles in attendance.

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss updates in the quarterback battle and everything else Day said as OSU prepares for the 2025 season.

Breaking down the 2025 Big Ten Preseason Poll and how many teams could make the College football Playoff Jul 22, 2025

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The 2025 college football season has officially arrived in the midwest with the arrival of Big Ten Media Days and with that comes a chance to do something the Big Ten won’t.

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis reveal their ballots as three of the 25 voters in Cleveland.com’s preseason Big Ten Media Poll. The trio share where they ranked Ohio State and who they picked to win Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year.

They also discuss who could win Coach of the Year, how many teams the conference will get in the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff and which coach should be on the hot seat.

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