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What Ryan Day's only Michigan win says about how Ohio State could approach The Game in 2024 May 17, 2024

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Ryan Day’s introduction to the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry as a head coach resulted in success in such a way that he even publicly admitted gave him a feeling of relief.

Back in 2019, OSU got a 56-27 win in Ann Arbor that suggested its dominance in the rivalry would continue into the Day era while Jim Harbaugh was the coach who couldn't get over the hump. Now here we are five years later and oh, how things have changed.

On this episode of Buckeye Talks Stephen Means and Nathan Baird look back at the game discussing a different time in the OSU-Michigan dynamic. As they run through their typical ReTalkables category, they also take a chance to use this game as a potential guideline for how the 2024 game could potentially play out as Day looks to get back in the win column.

Plus, Nathan has an announcement about his future.

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How much longer could Ryan Day's Ohio State head coaching tenure realistically be? May 16, 2024

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This Thursday episode of Buckeye Talk is brought to you solely on behalf of the texter community delivering questions.

Among the Ohio State topics discussed by Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis:

Could OSU have two 1,000-yard running backs in 2024?
How long will Chip Kelly be at Ohio State?
Which non-staters could have a big impact in 2024?
Could Ryan Day realistically be in Columbus for another decade?

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Which former Ohio State football player of the Ryan Day era would you add to the 2024 roster? May 15, 2024

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On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis discuss adding former players to Ohio State football's 2024 roster.

The trio analyzes the potential impact of these additions and discusses the current roster's strengths and weaknesses. Then they select players who once played for Ryan Day's OSU program who could instantly fill a potential hole on the 2024 team. Each selects three players the first two picks both being quarterbacks. But which former Day quarterback is the better fit for what this year's offensive makeup is?

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9 most dangerous people on Ohio State football’s 2024 national championship path May 14, 2024

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In this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis discuss the most dangerous opponents on Ohio State's path to winning a national title in 2024.

They rank the potential threats, including coaches, players, and teams. They identify several coaches and players from opposing teams who could pose a challenge to the Buckeyes.

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Evaluating the quality of Ohio State football’s recruiting classes in the Ryan Day era May 13, 2024

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Ohio State has signed five recruiting classes since Ryan Day took over the program each having things to be excited about.

But what should we think of them years later now that players have gotten on the field?

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Nathan Baird break down Day's recruiting classes trying to figure out if the way we viewed them on Signing Day held up years later. Which classes lived up to the hype? Did any overachieve? And what it says about Day's program.

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Why Gene Smith is leaving Ohio State football with one final gift on his way to retirement May 10, 2024

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As Gene Smith enters his final days as Ohio State's athletic director, Stephen Means and Nathan Baird decided to sit down with him for an hour-long conversation.

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, the two recap the enlightening conversation. They cover everything from Smith's background, his decisions as athletic director and how he's setting up OSU's athletic department for the future. Plus a look at how Smith views Ryan Day's first five years as the Buckeyes' head coach and why they went 'all-in' on the 2024 season.

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6 Ohio State football records in jeopardy of being broken in 2024 May 09, 2024

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In this episode of Buckeye Talk, the hosts discuss Ohio State football records and potential records that could be broken in the 2024 season.

OSU has already broken its fair share of both individual and team records since Ryan Day took over the program in 2019 and a few more may be on the table this season. After looking back at some of those records, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis look ahead to what could be the longest season in school history and predict a few that could potentially fall.

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A surprise 5-star visit and the most impactful Ohio State recruits of the Ryan Daye era May 08, 2024

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Oho State got a surprise visit from David Sanders Jr. over the weekend as it continues to quickly build momentum for the five-star offensive lineman.

Landing the nation’s No. 2 player and top tackle would not only be a major win for OSU’s 2025 recruiting class but would also be the type of recruiting win it’s long hoped to get from offensive line coach Justin Frye ever since he was hired in 2022. Its impact would sit among some of the other high-level wins during the Ryan Day era, at least at first glance.

On this episode of Bucikeye talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis look at what the most impactful wins of the Day era — 2019-present — have been. then they decide whether a potential win in the Sanders recruitment — which has gone from longshot to real possibility — could join that list someday.

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Revealing the most valuable person to Ohio State football's 2024 national title hopes May 07, 2024

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It’s the five most valuable Ohio State Buckeyes for the 2024 football season on this Thursday Buckeye Talk.

They run through the top five, which includes both coaches and players and hits both offense and defense. They covered the Buckeyes ranked 10 through six on Monday.

Players and coaches are combined in this ranking, and it’s not a best-of list. It’s value. It’s importance.

Stephen, Nathan, Andrew and the Ohio State text subscribers each ranked their top 20 Buckeyes, and the lists were then combined to rank this top 10.

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Ranking the top 10 most value people to Ohio State football’s championship hope May 06, 2024

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On this Monday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis begin to unveil their rankings of the 10 most valuable Buckeyes to Ohio State football's 2024 season.

This podcast covers the players who just missed the top 10, plus Nos. 10 through six. The top five will be discussed on Tuesday.

Players and coaches are combined in this ranking, and it’s not a best-of list. It’s value. It’s importance.

Stephen, Nathan, Andrew and the Ohio State text subscribers each ranked their top 20 Buckeyes, and the lists were then combined to rank this top 10.

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