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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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Latest Episodes:

What Ryan Day's latest coaching hires says about what he's building at Ohio State Feb 06, 2025

Show notes

Ohio State is coming off a national title which means also having to replenish its coaching staff as people leave for other responsibilities.

Ryan Day has done just that by promoting Brian Hartline to being a play-calling offensive coordinator, Billy Fessler to quarterback coach and hiring Tyler Bowen as the new offensive line coach. Bring that together with running back coach Carlos Locklyn and tight end coach Keenan Bailey and you have one of the youngest staffs in college football.

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down the new hires and what it says about what Day might be creating in Columbus.

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Ranking Ohio State’s top 20 players of the 2024 season Feb 05, 2025

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As a way to put the final punctuation on Ohio State football's 2024 season, it felt right to put together one last player ranking.

On this Tuesday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik, and Andrew Gillis examine the roster and decide on the top 20 players. Some spots seemed like no-brainers, while others required a conversation to reach a consensus.

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Chip Kelly, Jim Knowles and how Ryan Day should replace Ohio State’s coordinators Feb 04, 2025

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Ryan Day has to replace a few valuable pieces of his coaching staff as he heads into Year 7 running the Ohio State football program.

On offense, he must find a new offensive coordinator and offensive line coach after Chip Kelly and Justin Frye left for the NFL. On defense, must hire a defensive coordinator following Jim Knowles' departure for Penn State.

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss the impact of those losses. Plus, give a description of who Day should hire in their place.

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Caleb Downs, Sonny Styles and predicting Ohio State football’s 2025 starting defense Feb 03, 2025

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Ohio State is celebrating a 2024 national title this offseason while also turning its focus toward the future, needing to replace many of the players responsible for that championship.

Defensively that means replacing eight of its starters with guys with just as much talent, but none of the experience. On this Monday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik project a 2025 defensive depth chart featuring a combination of guys who've patiently waited their turn and a few incoming freshmen capable of having Day 1 impacts.

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Jeremiah Smith's NFL Draft stock, Ohio State's next defensive coordinator and Ryan Day's next mission Jan 31, 2025

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This episode of Buckeye Talk is brought to you solely on behalf of the texter community delivering questions about practically everything under the sun.

Among the topics discussed by Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis:

Where Ryan Day sits in the Ohio State head coaching hierarchy;
The OSU fan base;
OSU's success in NIL;
National championship vibes;
Jeremiah Smith's NFL Draft stock
Jelani Thurman's development;
Favorite Buckeyes interview and 2024 game;
Plus plenty more.

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11 Ohio State football players on the verge of a breakout season Jan 30, 2025

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Ohio State's 2023 recruiting has spent most of its time in the background since arriving in Columbus, but that's about to change.

That class enters its third season ready to take a larger role within the program. It is the core of a 2025 roster trying to repeat as national champions. So far, only one player from that class has established himself as a starter, but as OSU enters the offseason, more will surely join him.

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss a few players heading into their third years who are gearing up for breakout seasons. Plus, Stephen takes accountability for a mistake.

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Building Ohio State football’s perfect 2026 recruiting class Jan 29, 2025

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Ohio State's recruiting focuses have turned to its 2026 class where it already holds four commitments.

Headling that group is five-star Chris Henry Jr., as the nation’s top wide receiver. He’s joined by four-star cornerback Jakob Weatherspoon, four-star tight end Corbyn Fordham and three-star wide receiver Jaeden Ricketts.

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis discuss how many numbers more people should join them as Andrew puts together the perfect 2026 class. The conversation is about the number of commits and types of players needed at every position for the 2026 class to be a success.

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Evaluating Ohio State football’s offseason wins and losses and the impact of Jim Knowles' departure Jan 28, 2025

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While Ohio State was in the middle of a national championship run, it was also trying to build for the next season.

Thanks to how college football is set up, all of that was happening simultaneously. Now that the run is over, we finally have a chance to catch up on all the newcomers and outgoers of the past two months. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss at all the attrition and addition that's happened.

Plus some thoughts on defensive coordinator Jim Knowles choosing to leave for Penn State.

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Julian Sayin, Jeremiah Smith and predicting Ohio State football's 2025 starting offense Jan 27, 2025

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Ohio State celebrated its 2024 national title on Sunday afternoon inside Ohio Stadium officially closing the chapter on that story. Because college football never stops.

Now it's time to look toward the future as OSU starts its campaign to repeat. On this Monday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik project a 2025 offensive depth chart featuring a bevy of new names everywhere.

Plus, as promised, the Monday pod officially has a name.

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A unique breakdown of Ohio State football's first national championship of the Ryan Day era Jan 24, 2025

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It's time for another Buckeye Retalkables, and up on this episode of Buckeye Talk is Ohio State vs. Notre Dame in its recent College Football Playoff National Championship game win.

This win made Ryan Day the third straight OSU head coach to win a national title and fifth overall solidifying his place in program history with a 34-23 win. It's by far the biggest win of his tenure surrounded by what may be three of the other top five on an historic run.

Instead of letting time pass as we've often done with these Retalkables, Stephen Means lets Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis make their Retalkable debut by looking by on Monday night's game.

There are all the usual ReTalkables categories, as a way to break down the game.

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