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The Bill and Doug Show: Ohio State Football Talk

The Ohio State Buckeyes are the most interesting team in college football, and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis love talking ball and having fun with the fans of the defending national champions. Doug and Bill combine for more than three decades of on-the-ground experience covering Ohio State, and they’ve been talking Buckeyes on podcasts since 2015. On The Bill and Doug Show, the goal is to have a good time, provide insight, look at the big picture of college football, put fans first and fight Southern CFB bias. Thanks for riding with us.

Latest Episodes:

Talking Jeremiah Smith as Carnell Tate rises: The right way to view Ohio State's star receivers Oct 24, 2025

Show notes

Carnell Tate has been a breakout star of Ohio State's season, while Jeremiah Smith still is tied for second among power conference receivers in catches and is eighth in yards.
On this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, they really dig into Smith's season from several angles:
* How often is he the first read?
* Contested catches
* Slot usage
* Ohio State's slow pace of play
* Was he 100 percent healthy against Wisconsin Ohio State fans are talking about the Buckeyes' top two receivers, so we are, too.
Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out Substack at billandougosu.substack.com

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Ohio State, Indiana, Miami and more -- How many college football teams can win the national title? Oct 23, 2025

Show notes

Is the number of college football teams that can actually win the national title something like six teams? Is it more? Closer to 10? On this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises are joined by old friend Ari Wasserman of On3 to discuss national title contenders. Each gives the number of their list, then they run through all the teams, agreeing and disagreeing on whether they can actually win it all. Then it's Whatcha Watching, Whatcha Eating, Whatcha Thinking on TV, food and more. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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Inside Julian Sayin's Heisman Trophy case, and why so many people are getting it wrong Oct 22, 2025

Show notes

Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin has the third-best Heisman Trophy odds in betting markets, but isn't viewed as that kind of candidate at the moment among much of the college football media. On this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, it's time to compare Sayin to other candidates like Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia and Alabama QB Tyler Simpson and discuss what too many people are missing. For more Ohio State coverage, check out Bill and Doug on Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com

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College Football Playoff bracket: Big Ten eating itself just like the SEC; Cincinnati getting closer Oct 22, 2025

Show notes

Actual College Football Playoff rankings are two weeks away, as Doug and Bill give you their Tuesday night projection of how they think the playoff race will shake out at the end of the year. What did losses by Miami, Texas Tech and Ole Miss last week do to their playoff brackets? Where does Notre Dame stand? What's the status of the Big Ten getting four teams in the field? As always, thanks for joining Bill and Doug for their Tuesday playoff talk.

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ESPN's embarrassing James Franklin interview; fired coaches relegation; Alabama smugness: Rants Oct 21, 2025

Show notes

It's college football rants, starting with the ESPN College GameDay interview of fired Penn State coach James Franklin on Saturday. Doug Lesmerises is tired of college football media culture that puts coaches on a pedestal until they are fired, and then treats them as victims. Then it's onto the number of fired coaches so far this season and how that compares to the number of playoff teams. Finally, Doug admits he didn't see Alabama going 6-1, but he warns anyone who is getting too smug about the Tide's success. And then he recounts ripping the SEC in other ways. Thanks as always for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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Carnell Tate's huge season, Ohio State's most valuable assistant and Buckeye books: Around the Shoe Oct 20, 2025

Show notes

It's five Ohio State football topics on another edition of Around the Shoe on The Bill and Doug Show. Carnell Tate's season, Ohio State's success in its latest four-game stretch, the most valuable assistant coach outside of Matt Patricia, the Ohio State player you'd want to write a book about, and other Buckeye book talk fills up this episode. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are once again joined by two outstanding members of the Ohio State football beat. It's Bill Rabinowitz, author the new "Buckeye Brotherhood" book, and Marcus Hartman of pressprosmagazine.com and cuswordssports.com who join the show this time. Thanks to you for joining us, and come back every Monday for more Around the Shoe. To get more Ohio State coverage from Bill and Doug, check out their Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com

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Ohio State throws all over Wisconsin, Julian Sayin has huge day in 34-0 win: Live Postgame Show Oct 19, 2025

Show notes

Julian Sayin threw for 394 yards as No. 1 Ohio State dominated Wisconsin on Saturday. Carnell Tate had 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Jeremiah Smith had 71 receiving yards as the Buckeyes moved to 7-0 going into their off week.

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USC-Notre Dame, Michigan-Washington, Georgia-Ole Miss, Penn State-Iowa: College Football Picks Oct 17, 2025

Show notes

Notre Dame vs. USC on Saturday night is a rivalry with major College Football Playoff implications, while Michigan-Washington, Ole-Georgia, BYU-Utah and Tennessee-Alabama also matter in the playoff race. And then there's Penn State at Iowa. Can the Nittany Lions fix themselves after firing James Franklin, losing quarterback Drew Allar to injury and dropping three straight? Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis break down and make picks for all these games. As always, thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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Ohio State vs. Wisconsin Picks and Preview: Can the Buckeyes avoid the DAF in Madison? Oct 16, 2025

Show notes

It's an Ohio State vs. Wisconsin preview for the Buckeyes' game in Madison on Saturday at 3:30 eastern, as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis make their picks for the game. The Buckeyes are 25.5-point favorites over the Badgers, who are 2-4 and coming off a shutout loss at home to Iowa. No. 1 Ohio State is 6-0 and playing its second straight road game after handling its business at Illinois last week. For more OSU coverage, check out billandougosu.substack.com. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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Ohio State's super team season, the real run game issues, and changing the Big Ten schedule: Q&A Oct 16, 2025

Show notes

It's more Ohio State football talk as Bill and Doug gather up some questions from their Substack subscribers. This show on the Buckeyes starts, however, with Bill explaining what he found from his latest investigation of the Ohio State run game. Then it's whether Ohio State is a super team in 2025, thinking about the Ryan Day-Mike Vrabel views of last season, how much the Big Ten title matters, and ideas for changing the Big Ten schedule. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out their Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com

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