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**Bucknuts Morning 5: An Ohio State athletics podcast**

Your daily dose of Ohio State Buckeyes news, hosted by Dave Biddle and Dan Rubin.

Latest Episodes:

O-Line Offerpalooza | Porter's Excellent Ohio Adventure May 16, 2024

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One thing all 'Nutters can agree on: Ohio State needs offensive linemen.

Big ones, strong ones, fast ones, mean ones.

Here's the good news: Ohio State is going after a bunch of excellent offensive linemen!

Who better to let you know all new names than the Dean himself?

Yep, Bill Kurelic is here and Mark Porter reports from the road as we bring you another infotainment experience.

Spend 5ish with us this a.m., 'Nutters!

Wide receiver outlook | What to expect from Egbuka, Smith, Tate, Inniss, Rodgers, Ballard, more May 15, 2024

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Stop us if you've heard this one before: Ohio State will enter the upcoming college football season loaded at wide receiver. This fall, the Buckeyes will feature senior Emeka Egbuka, true freshman Jeremiah Smith, sophomores Carnell Tate and Brandon Inniss, redshirt freshman Bryson Rodgers, fourth-year junior Jayden Ballard ... and more. It is almost as if Brian Hartline can recruit well.

On today's show, Matt Baxendell and Dave Biddle take a close look at the Buckeyes' wideouts, field questions from the live audience and more.

All of that is coming your way on the Wednesday 5ish.

Crowded RB recruiting? | What Brown can do | Life of Riley May 14, 2024

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How many running backs will Ohio State take in the Class of 2025?

One? Two? Three?

The Dean is here and has the answer. He also has names.

Yep, Bill Kurelic and Mark Porter return for a recruiting infotainment experience.

Elite speed? The next Chris Jones? Which Ohioans are showing to be Buckeye caliber?

Spend 5ish with us this a.m., 'Nutters!

Analyzing Buckeyes' QBs | OSU has inside track with 4-star OT? May 13, 2024

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It is time to analyze Ohio State's 2024 quarterback room. On today's show, Dave Biddle and Dan Rubin take a close look at the Buckeyes' QBs, including the projected depth chart, expectations and more.

Also on the docket:

* The Buckeyes might have the inside track on landing a 4-star offensive tackle who took an unofficial visit to OSU this past weekend. We explain.

* Per the betting odds, who are the projected top-12 teams in college football this season? Where do the Buckeyes stand?

All of that and more is coming your way on the Monday 5ish.

Bucknuts Happy Hour: Why players don't always transfer | Buckeyes still looking in transfer portal? May 10, 2024

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Ohio State has not been one of the schools that has gone all in on the transfer portal. Under Ryan Day the last few years, the Buckeyes have continued to focus on adding high school talent and taken a pick-and-choose approach to the transfer portal, finding talent where they need it and filling holes when necessary.

What has made the Scarlet and Gray successful early in the transfer portal era, however, is that Ohio State hasn't lost key players at important positions. Day has made it clear that retaining talent is just as important, if not more so, than adding collegiate players. It is important that the Buckeyes are developing most of their players for themselves and not other programs.

But the Scarlet and Gray have lost some players to the transfer portal over the last offseasons. In this day and age, this is unavoidable.

Bucknuts looks back at the 2022 offseason and the players who elected to depart the Ohio State program. Where did they go, and how have they performed since leaving Columbus?

Just how loaded is this OSU secondary? | Chances of landing David Sanders Jr.? May 10, 2024

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Just how loaded is Ohio State's 2024 secondary? Well, on paper, it might be the best we've seen come through these parts ... and that's saying a lot. On today's show, Jonah Booker and Dave Biddle take a close look at OSU's 2024 DBs, plus:

* Two safeties from the portal will be making official visits to OSU this weekend. Will the Buckeyes land either of them?

* As it turns out, defensive tackle Tywone Malone has two seasons of eligibility remaining. The confusion stemmed from OSU's official roster stating he had only one year left.

* What are the chances the Buckeyes land the No. 1 OT in the country in the 2025 class, David Sanders Jr.?

* What does JBook think about OSU's chances of landing some of the other offensive linemen they have offered, such as 4-star Jackson Lloyd from California?

All of that and more is coming your way on the Friday 5ish.

When Chip comes calling | Ohio talent show on display May 09, 2024

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What's it like to have Chip Kelly walk into your living room?

Even better, what if he came to offer you a scholarship?

Impactful.

Kelly and the rest of Ohio State's staff are out on the road searching for the next Buckeyes.

Where are they going and who are they seeing?

Bill Kurelic and Mark Porter bring you totally up to speed on the talent acquisition efforts of Ohio State's staff.

By the way, those efforts include hosting several key targets this weekend, including a pair of defensive backs also being courted in Ann Arbor.

Spend 5ish with us this a.m., 'Nutters!

Buckeyes' O-line breakdown May 08, 2024

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On what is a loaded roster, the biggest question for Ohio State entering the 2024 season is the offensive line. On today's show, Dave Biddle and Steve Helwagen do a deep dive on the Buckeyes' O-line and what to expect out of them this season. What does the projected starting five look like with spring ball a few weeks in the rear view mirror? Who will be the top backups? Is there any chance OSU will add an offensive lineman in the portal, or are the pickings far too slim on that front?

All of that and more is coming your way on the Wednesday 5ish.

Recruiting info extravaganza | Sanders, McNutt, Grady updates May 07, 2024

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Quality over quantity.

That was the WHAC vibe over the weekend. It wasn't the overflow-type red carpet weekend we often discuss before and after ad nauseam.

No, Ohio State hosted an smaller, elite group that included legitimately high-profile prospects.

Who was here? How did it go?

Bill Kurelic and Mark Porter join to inform you on the weekend's visitors, Mark's two-week Ohio journey and where the Buckeyes stand with a certain Texan.

Spend 5ish with us this a.m., 'Nutters!

Running back breakdown | Moore to come | Shopping for safety in portal? May 06, 2024

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Today's show delves into various topics about Ohio State football with Dave Biddle and Dan Rubin. Up first on the docket is our breakdown of the Buckeyes' running backs this season. Will TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins prove they are the best 1-2 punch at the RB position in the country this season? How do we feel about true freshmen James Peoples and Sam Williams-Dixon? Will third-year sophomore T.C. Caffey be put on scholarship and what do we expect from him?

Then Dan will share his vibe on redshirt freshman defensive tackle Jason Moore, who Larry Johnson referred to as the "ideal 3-tech in our defense" during spring ball.

Also, we are hearing the Buckeyes are looking at safeties in the transfer portal, just for depth purposes. Right now there are only five scholarship safeties on the roster, although freshman Leroy Roker will raise that number to six when he enrolls next month. The team also has a talented walk-on safety in junior Inky Jones (who is another candidate to get bumped up to scholarship status).

All of that and more is coming your way on the Monday 5ish.

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