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What the preseason AP Top 25 Poll says about Ohio State football's 2024 season Aug 13, 2024

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Predicting Ohio State’s 2024 first-team All-Americans: Mark It Down Monday Aug 12, 2024

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It's another Mark it Down Monday as Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss who they think will be the next Ohio State players to earn trees in Buckeye Grove as first-team All-Americans. As part of the discussion the three talk:

Will a defensive player earn the honor after not having a single player do so for the past three seasons?
OSU has constantly had elite quarterback play, but had one earn a tree since 2006. Does that drought end in 2024?
How many first-team All-Americans will Ohio State have and which side of the ball will have more?

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Is Ryan Day on the verge of naming Ohio State's next starting quarterback? Aug 09, 2024

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Ohio State could be one step closer to naming a starting quarterback following its seventh preseason practice.

Head coach Ryan Day spoke like someone close to making a decision using some language similar to the last time he narrowed in on a guy during fall camp back in 2021. As OSU heads into its first scrimmage on Saturday, what are the chances by this time next week the quarterback battle is over?

Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss that plus the health of the offensive line room

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Jim Harbuagh's punishment, Ohio State's linebacker and the most intense coach ever Aug 08, 2024

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On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss Jim Harbaugh and Michigan's first punishment along with Ohio State's running backs and linebackers.

They look at the NCAA's ruling on the Wolverines' recruiting violation and what that could mean for its sign-stealing allegations. Then they discuss what they learned from James Laurinaitis' linebackers and Carlos Locklyn's running backs.

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Updating Ohio State’s quarterback battle and a new philosophy on how to maximize the position Aug 07, 2024

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On this episode of Buckeye Talk, we discuss Ohio State's quarterback battle.

Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss the idea of the Buckeyes using whoever wins the job more in the run game. Then a conversation about the benefits of continuing to roll guys during the early days of preseason camp.

Plus, a conversation about whether the battle is actually over and the real competition is for a different role.

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Predicting Ohio State football 2024 stats, from a potential game-wrecker to the leader in receiving yards Aug 05, 2024

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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 2024 season. Here are the stat topics the trio discussed:

How many passing yards and touchdowns will the starting quarterback have?
The combined yards of TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins
OSU’s leader in receiving yards. How many 1,000-yard receivers will there be?
How many carries will James Peoples have
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 2024 fall camp: Day 1, what we saw and heard Aug 02, 2024

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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:

Is Tegra Tshabola making a push to start?
How the defense is deploying a deep cornerback room
What's up with the linebackers?
Who flashed on Day 1
Day's plan for picking a starting quarterback

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Driving the bus for Ohio State Buckeyes ready to break out in 2024 Jul 31, 2024

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The time has come once again on Buckeye Talk to drive the bus as Ohio State prepares for the 2024 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 2024 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.

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Evaluating Ohio State's recruiting wins and losses plus its most important remaining targets Jul 30, 2024

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Ohio State heads into fall camp with the nation's top recruiting class, having landed many of those members over the past two months.

OSU has once again used June to host the bulk of its official visits and find success because of it. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis discuss some of those wins, plus some of the losses among the 33 undecided players who took an official visit in June. Then they look ahead to what's next for a class close to being full.

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Predicting Ohio State’s 22 starters vs. Akron: Mark It Down Monday Jul 29, 2024

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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 Akron on Sept. 1.

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.

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