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Breaking down the offensive commits in Ohio State’s 2024 recruiting class Dec 18, 2023

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Ohio State is on pace to sign the nation's No. 2 recruiting class with a 2024 group that features 23 commits and five of them being five-star recruits.

Ryan Day will finally talk about that group publicly on Wednesday once they sign their Letters of Intent. On this Monday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis will look at the 13 offensive players in the class and how they fit into the roster as a way to preview Signing Day.

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A look at Ohio State’s offense vs. Missouri’s defense in the Cotton Bowl Dec 15, 2023

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Ohio State will close out its 2023 season by playing Missouri in the Cotton Bowl hoping to get something positive out of a year where it failed to make the College Football Playoff.

But it’ll have to do so against an opponent it doesn’t have a strong history against with this being just the 12th meeting between the two schools and the first since 1998. Basically, these two sides don’t know a ton about each other.

On this Friday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis break down the Tigers’ defense and how they may try to stop OSU.

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A look at Ohio State’s defense vs. Missouri’s offense in the Cotton Bowl Dec 14, 2023

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Ohio State will close out its 2023 season by playing Missouri in the Cotton Bowl hoping to get something positive out of a year where it failed to make the College Football Playoff.

On this Thursday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis break down the Tigers’ offense and how they may try to attack OSU.

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Emeka Egbuka, Denzel Burke and what Ohio State's roster will look like for the Cotton Bowl Dec 13, 2023

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Ohio State is getting a big boost in the Cotton Bowl as some important players have decided that their college careers aren't over quite yet.

Multiple third-year players most thought would be off to the NFL after this season aren't ready to announce whether that will still be the case. On this Wednesday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis react to what Denzel Burke, Emeka Egbuka, Jordan Hancock, Donovan Jackson, Jack Sawyer and Tyleik Williams had to say about their status and the idea that maybe all of them could be back next season.

Plus a discussion about Devin Brown getting his chance to finally get his first start at quarterback.

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How should Ohio State State football attack the transfer portal this offseason? Dec 12, 2023

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Transfer portal season continues around college football with more names seemingly going into it every day and Ohio State has seen its fair share as well.

But instead of focusing on who's leaving, on this Tuesday episode of Buckeye Talk, we focus on who should be coming. OSU has some holes to fill this offseason and will need to be even more active in the transfer portal than in years before. Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis take a look at Ohio State's roster and what positions are in need of portal help the most.

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Ohio State's mass number of transfers, Ryan Day's quarterback resume and a year of cinema Dec 11, 2023

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This Monday episode of Buckeye Talk is brought to you solely on behalf of the Subtexter community askiing questions.

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

Who's still in Ohio State's running back room after a week of departures?
Was Kyle McCord's decision to transfer an overreaction on either side?
What matters more to Ryan Day's QB reputation between C.J. Stroud's NFL success and McCord's college shortcomings
Plus plenty more including what we thought were our favorite movies for 2023.

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A deep dive into Ohio State's Lincoln Kienholz and a special guest comes to visit Dec 08, 2023

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Ohio State is entering its third quarterback battle of the Ryan Day era following the departure of Kyle McCord and two players are getting an early start.

Once again the battle features a third-year player looking to finally win the job and a second-year player getting his first shot at doing so. But is the scenario the exact same for Lincoln Kienholz as a player who's always been on a different development plan than we're used to seeing?

On this Friday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis look at the Kienholz what this offseason may look like. Can he do the impossible by somehow going from fourth in the pecking or to being at the head of the room? Or does the drastic change not impact his timeline at at?

After that lengthy discussion, a special guest joins the pod.

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A deep dive into Devin Brown and his case to be Ohio State's next starting quarterback Dec 07, 2023

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Kyle McCord's departure has once again created a situation where Ohio State is once again looking for a starting quarterback in what will be the third battle of the Ryan Day era.

For two players, that battle started the moment McCord went into the transfer portal as they'll use the Cotton Bowl to start making a case to be the guy to replace him. For Devin Brown, that means going through a second-straight offseason where he's involved the battle though this time he'll do so as the oldest player in the room. At least with how things stand right now.

On this Thursday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis look at the third-year quarterback from every angle starting with his recruitment and finishing with a discussion of why this is a significant offseason for him and the program.

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Jordan Seaton, a flurry of transfers and how a president's proposal potentially impacts Ohio State football Dec 06, 2023

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Ohio State has started its preparation for its matchup with Missouri in the Cotton Bowl, but the focus seems to be on everything but for those outside of the program.

Whether it's the barrage of transfers leaving the program with the season essentially over, the need to still land some important piece on the recruiting trail with Signing Day approach or major subjects like NCAA preside Charlie Baker introducing proposals that could mean fundamental changes to the structure of Divison I sports.

On this Wednesday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis get into all of those things. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk.

What Kyle McCord entering the transfer portal means for Ohio State’s quarterback room Dec 04, 2023

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Kyle McCord spent one season as Ohio State's starting quarterback and now he's decided to enter the transfer portal.

The former five-star quarterback was once the first offensive player to commit to the Buckeyes with Ryan Day as their head coach spending his first two years in the program as C.J. Stroud's backup. Then he took over the starting role in 2023 leading them to an 11-1 record with the one loss being to Michigan. Overall he's 12-1 as a starting also stepping in for an injured Stroud in 2021 against Akron.

McCord is only the latest transfer for OSU, but he's also its most prominent as his departure leaves even more questions for Day to answer about a program that is sitting outside of the College Football Playoff. Is the guy who will replace McCord already on the roster, an incoming freshman or will there be a need to bring in a transfer as Ohio State goes through yet another quarterback battle this offseason?

On this emergency episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis discuss all of that and more.

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